喇叭 — meaning in English
lǎ ba
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English meaning
- honk verb To sound a car horn, or to make a similar loud, harsh noise.
- hooter noun British informal: a car horn, or a siren/whistle that signals the start or end of work.
- klaxon noun A loud electric horn or alarm, especially the type once used on early cars and emergency vehicles.
- loudspeaker noun A device that converts an electrical signal into sound, used to amplify audio so it can be heard over a wide area.
- speaker noun A device that converts electrical signals into sound.
- trumpet noun A brass musical instrument played by buzzing the lips into a mouthpiece, typically with valves to change pitch.
Senses
喇叭 is used for these senses in English:
- honk The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.
- hooter The horn in a motor vehicle.
- klaxon A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. [from 1908]
- loudspeaker An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
- speaker Loudspeaker.
- trumpet (brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
honk — full definition
- verb To sound a car horn, or to make a similar loud, harsh noise.
- verb To make the loud call of a goose.
- noun The sharp blaring sound of a car horn or a goose's call.
hooter — full definition
- noun British informal: a car horn, or a siren/whistle that signals the start or end of work.
- noun Slang: a nose, especially a large one.