学个词Learn a Word 第1526-lock-horns

  今天我们要学的短语是lock horns.  Lock is spelled l-o-c-k, lock; and horns, h-o-r-n-s, horns; lock horns. Lock是锁上， horn是动物头上的角，lock horns原指动物用角互顶打架，引伸为“激烈争论”，杠上了。India and the European Union are likely to lock horns over new green energy norms at the Earth Summit in Brazil. 在巴西召开的地球峰会上，印度和欧盟很可能就新的绿色能源标准争论不休。U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder¹ locked horns with congressional Republicans at a hearing on a gun-trafficking case. 美国司法部长霍尔德同国会共和党人在听证会上因一起枪支走私案顶了起来。The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for a new road. 市长和她的副手因为修路计划而激烈争吵。好，今天我们学习的词是lock horns， lock horns， lock horns...

1 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。