• honk
1-[intransitive, transitive] if a car horn honks or you honk or honk the horn, the horn makes a loud noise
SYNONYM. hoot
: (자동차 경적이[을]) 울리다[빵빵거리다]
*honk at somebody/something
*honk something
e.g.)
honking taxis. 경적을 빵빵 울리는 택시들
Why did he honk at me? 왜 그가 나를 보고 빵빵거렸지?
People honked their horns as they drove past. 사람들이 빠르게 차를 몰고 가며 경적을 울려 댔다.
• hoot
2-[intransitive, transitive] (British English) if a car horn hoots or you hoot or hoot the horn, the horn makes a loud noise
SYNONYM. honk
: 英 (자동차 경적이[을]) 빵빵거리다[울리다]
*hoot at somebody/something
*hoot something
e.g.)
The car behind me hooted impatiently.
Why did he hoot at me? 그가 왜 나를 보고 경적을 빵빵거렸지?
Passing motorists hooted their horns. 지나가는 운전자들이 경적을 빵빵거렸다.
The train hooted a warning (= the driver sounded the horn to warn people).
기차가 기적 소리를 울렸다.
hooting cars. 경적을 빵빵거리는 자동차들
• toot
-when a car horn toots or you toot it, it makes a short, high sound
: 특히 英 (빵 하고 자동차) 경적을 울리다
*toot something
e.g.)
the sound of horns tooting. 빵빵 하는 자동차 경적 소리
Toot your horn to let them know we're here. 경적을 울려서 그들에게 우리가 도착했다는 걸 알려.
A horn tooted outside signaling the arrival of my taxi.
Ref)
[Oxford Collocations Dictionary]
*Toot is used with these nouns as the object:
• horn
• beep /biːp/
2-[intransitive, transitive] when a car horn, etc. beeps or when you beep it, it makes a short noise
: (자동차 경적이[을]) 빵 소리를 내다[울리다]
*beep something
e.g.)
The car behind started beeping at us. 뒤차가 우리에게 빵빵거리기 시작했다.
He beeped his horn at the cyclist. 그가 자전거 탄 사람을 보고 경적을 빵 하고 울렸다.
• sound
3-[intransitive, transitive] to produce a sound; to make something such as a musical instrument produce a sound
: (소리가) 나다[울리다]; (소리를) 내다[울리다]
*sound something
e.g.)
The bell sounded for the end of the class. 수업 종료를 알리는 종소리가 울렸다.
(British English) Passing motorists sounded their horns in support.
지나가는 운전자들이 지지를 나타내며 경적을 울렸다.
*blow[sound; honk; beep] one's horn: 경적을 울리다.
• blow one's own trumpet
(especially British English)
(North American English usually • blow one's own horn | • toot one's own horn)
-(informal) to praise your own abilities and achievements
SYNONYM. boast
: 자화자찬하다.
e.g.)
blow your own trumpet
blow our own horn
toot your own horn
Ref)
유래: 이 어구는 뿔나팔(horn)을 불어 중요한 손님의 도착을 알리던 관습에서 유래됨.
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