- [intransitive, transitive] if a car horn honks or you honk or honk the horn, the horn makes a loud noise (使汽车喇叭)鸣响synonym hoot
- honking taxis喇叭声大作的出租车
- She rushed from the room at the sound of the taxi honking.一听到出租车的喇叭声她就从房间里冲了出来。
- honk at somebody/something Why did he honk at me?他为什么冲我按喇叭?
- honk something People honked their horns as they drove past.人们开车经过时大按喇叭。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 - [intransitive] when a goose honks, it makes a loud noise(鹅)叫
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.