honk

honk — verb

1. to produce a loud, high-pitched noise in one or two short bursts, as a vehicle h

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to produce a loud, high-pitched noise in one or two short bursts, as a vehicle horn does when pressed or as a goose does when calling out.

例句

Tamar honked the car horn to let her friend know she had arrived.

honk + horn + to-infinitive for purpose

A large goose honked angrily when the children came too close to its nest.

honk for an angry goose call

同義詞
  • beep

    shorter, higher-pitched electronic sound, often used for car locking signals rather than road communication

  • toot

    lighter and shorter than a honk, often playful or polite

  • blare

    much louder and more aggressive, often unpleasant

文法句型

honk + (a/the) horn

honk at + person/thing

honk (intransitive)

用法筆記

The transitive form always takes a horn or signal as the direct object (honk a horn, not honk a car). The intransitive form is very common in traffic contexts ('cars were honking').

常見錯誤

❌He honked the car at me.
✅He honked his horn at me.
💡you honk the horn itself, not the whole vehicle.
❌The car honked.
✅The car's horn honked.
💡or simply 'The car honked its horn.'

2. to throw up food or drink from your stomach, often after heavy drinking or feeli

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to throw up food or drink from your stomach, often after heavy drinking or feeling very sick.

例句

After too much beer at the party, Hassan went outside and honked behind a bush.

informal slang for vomiting after drinking

The rough boat ride made Mert so sick that he honked over the side of the boat.

同義詞
  • throw up

    neutral, the standard everyday expression

  • puke

    similar level of informality

  • be sick

    common in British English, neutral

文法句型

honk (no object)

honk + prepositional phrase (after / into)

用法筆記

Strongly informal slang. Avoid in formal writing, medical contexts, or polite conversation. Most common in British and Australian informal speech.

常見錯誤

❌The patient honked several times and the nurse recorded it.
✅The patient was sick several times and the nurse recorded it.
💡'honk' is too informal for medical or serious situations.

honk — noun