bullhorn

IPA/ˈbʊlhɔːn/
KK[bˈʊlhˌɔrn]IPA/ˈbʊlhɔːrn/

bullhorn — 名詞

  • bullhornsingular
  • bullhornsplural

1. a cone-shaped tool that you hold in one hand and speak into, so a large crowd ou

1.名詞B2
釋義

大聲公

手持的喇叭狀擴音工具，讓戶外人群聽清楚

a cone-shaped tool that you hold in one hand and speak into, so a large crowd outdoors can hear you clearly.

例句

Tomás raised the bullhorn and told the marchers to stay on the sidewalk.

Tomás 舉起大聲公，要遊行的人靠人行道走。

subject + raise/lift + bullhorn for addressing a crowd

The police officer shouted through a bullhorn for the drivers to move back.

那名警察透過大聲公大喊，要駕駛往後退。

shout/speak through a bullhorn

常見搭配
  • raise a bullhorn
  • shout through a bullhorn
  • use a bullhorn
同義詞
  • megaphone

    the standard British term for the same device

  • loudhailer

    British, slightly formal; common in news reports

用法筆記

Mainly American English; British speakers usually say 'megaphone'. The thing being said is introduced with 'through' or 'on' the bullhorn, not 'in'.

常見錯誤

She spoke in a bullhorn to the crowd.
She spoke through a bullhorn to the crowd.
you speak 'through' a bullhorn, not 'in' it.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • raise the bullhorn
  • shout into a bullhorn

介系詞搭配

  • through a bullhorn
  • on the bullhorn