兩只鹿在打斗的時候,會頂住彼此頭上的角,直到其中一方敗下陣來,爭斗才得以罷休。表達(dá) “l(fā)ock horns 鎖住角” 指 “卷入激烈的沖突或爭執(zhí)中,沒有一方愿意先妥協(xié)或認(rèn)輸”。
My father and brother locked horns last night over whether my brother could use the car!
我爸爸和哥哥昨晚為哥哥能不能開這輛車的事爭論不休。
The company executives are locking horns over the direction the company should take next year.
這家公司的行政主管們?yōu)榱斯久髂甑陌l(fā)展方向而爭執(zhí)不休。
When I was younger, I always locked horns with my mother about eating spinach! I hated it, and she always insisted I finish it.
我小時候總是因為吃菠菜的事和媽媽發(fā)生爭執(zhí)!我特別討厭菠菜,但她總是執(zhí)意讓我吃完。