學(xué)個詞 Learn A Word:1526 lock horns

今天我們要學(xué)的短語是lock horns. Lock is spelled l-o-c-k, lock; and horns, h-o-r-n-s, horns; lock horns. Lock是鎖上， horn是動物頭上的角，lock horns原指動物用角互頂打架，引伸為“激烈爭論”，杠上了。India and the European Union are likely to lock horns over new green energy norms at the Earth Summit in Brazil. 在巴西召開的地球峰會上，印度和歐盟很可能就新的綠色能源標(biāo)準(zhǔn)爭論不休。U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder locked horns with congressional Republicans at a hearing on a gun-trafficking case. 美國司法部長霍爾德同國會共和黨人在聽證會上因一起槍支走私案頂了起來。The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for a new road. 市長和她的副手因為修路計劃而激烈爭吵。好，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是lock horns， lock horns， lock horns...