honker
honker — 名詞
1. a driver who uses their car horn too much or too loudly, annoying other people o
亂按喇叭的人
不停按喇叭惹人厭的駕駛
a driver who uses their car horn too much or too loudly, annoying other people on the road
The truck driver behind Zola was a honker, blasting his horn at every red light.
Zola 後面的卡車司機是個亂按喇叭的人,每個紅燈都猛按喇叭。
subject complement: was a honker
Iris told the honker in the next lane to stop pressing his horn so loudly.
Iris 叫隔壁車道那個亂按喇叭的人不要再那麼大聲按喇叭了。
Some honkers seem to think that honking will make the traffic jam disappear.
有些亂按喇叭的人似乎以為按喇叭就能讓塞車消失。
Karim ignored the honker behind him and waited for the children to cross the street.
Karim 不理會後面那個亂按喇叭的人,耐心等待孩子們過馬路。
The crossing guard shook her head at the honker who refused to wait ten seconds.
交通導護阿姨對那個連十秒鐘都不肯等的亂按喇叭的人搖了搖頭。
用法筆記
Describes a person's behaviour, not a fixed identity — someone is called a honker in a specific situation, not as a permanent label.
2. a nose that is impressively big, used informally and humorously
大鼻子
幽默或粗魯地形容很大的鼻子
a nose that is impressively big, used informally and humorously
Dario's honker made him easy to recognise in a crowd of people.
Dario 的大鼻子讓他在人群中很容易被認出來。
The comedian made jokes about his own honker during the whole show.
那位喜劇演員整場表演都在拿自己的大鼻子開玩笑。
informal register for humorous effect
Feng drew a cartoon character with an enormous honker and tiny ears.
Feng 畫了一個卡通人物,有個超大的鼻子和一雙小耳朵。
Imran's classmates teased him about his honker until the teacher stepped in.
Imran 的同學一直取笑他的大鼻子,直到老師出面制止。
The old photograph showed Grandpa with the same honker that Maeve has now.
那張舊照片裡的爺爺,和現在 Maeve 一樣有個大鼻子。