pull in one's horns

pull in one's horns的意思是：收敛气焰，软下来，打退堂鼓。重点词汇 1、pull in 进站；吸入；提到警察局 短语 pull-in winding 吸引线圈 ; 保持线圈 ; 穿入式绕组 pull-in step 拉入同步 pull-in torque 引入转矩 ; [机] 牵入转矩 ; 整步转矩 2、horns n. 喇叭；号；角制品；警报器（...

pull in one's horns的意思是“to behave in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money”，即“减少开支，行为收敛”。尽管horn这个词是指羊、牛等动物的角，但这句习语的来源和好斗的有角生物可没关系。这句习语源于蜗牛。蜗牛有触角，当蜗牛感觉附近有危险，就...

Stegosaurus (IPA pronunciation /ˈsteg.əˌsɔː.rəs/) is a genus of stegosaurid armoured dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Early Tithonian) of what is now western North America. Due to its distinctive tail spikes and plates,...