| 单词 | nose |
| 释义 | nose n 1 [C] part of the face above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling 鼻子 give sb a punch on the nose 打某人鼻子一拳. =>illus at head 见插图head. =>Usage at body 用法见body. 2 [C] thing like a nose in shape or position, eg the front of an aircraft body, the front of a car, etc （形状或位置）似鼻子的东西（如飞机的机首、 汽车的前端等） He brought the aircraft´s nose up and made a perfect landing. 他拉起机头, 平稳地降落下来. =>illus at aircraft 见aircraft插图. 3 [sing] (a) sense of smell 嗅觉 a dog with a good nose 嗅觉灵敏的狗. (b) ~ for sth (infml 口) an ability to detect or find sth 探查或发现某事物的能力 a reporter with a nose for news, scandal, etc 善於搜寻新闻、 丑闻等的记者. 4 (idm 习语) be no skin off one´s nose => skin. blow one´s nose => blow1. by a nose by a very small margin 以少许之差 The horse won by a nose. 那匹马以微弱优势险胜. The candidate lost the election by a nose. 那候选人以微弱之差竞选失败. ,cut off one´s ,nose to ,spite one´s `face (infml 口) hurt oneself in trying to take revenge on sb else 想报复别人而害了自己 If you refuse her help because you´re angry with her, you´re cutting off your nose to spite your face. 你要是因为跟她赌气而拒绝她的帮助, 那你是自讨苦吃. follow one´s nose => follow. get up sb´s `nose (sl 俚) annoy sb 惹恼某人; 使人生厌 Her cheeky remarks really get up my nose! 她那些不要脸的话真惹我生气! have one´s nose in sth (infml 口) read sth very attentively 专心地阅读某物 Peter´s always got his nose in a book. 彼得总是专心地看书. keep one´s `nose clean (infml 口) avoid doing anything unacceptable, illegal, etc 不做讨厌、 违法等的事 If you keep your nose clean, the boss might promote you. 你若是规规矩矩的, 老板就可能提拔你. keep one´s/sb´s nose to the `grindstone (infml 口) keep oneself/sb working hard 使自己[某人]努力工作. lead sb by the nose => lead3. look down one´s `nose at sb/sth (infml 口) treat sb/sth with contempt 轻视、 蔑视某人[某事物] I gave the dog some lovely steak, and he just looked down his nose at it! 我给狗一些挺好的肉排, 可它却看不上. on the `nose (esp US sl 俚) precisely; exactly 正好; 恰好; 准确 You´ve hit it (ie described or understood it) on the nose! 你描述得恰到好处. pay through the nose => pay2. plain as the nose on one´s face => plain1. poke/stick one´s nose into sth (infml 口) interfere in sth although it is not one´s concern 干预、 插手与己无关的事; 管闲事 Don´t go poking your nose into other people´s business! 少管闲事! put sb´s `nose out of joint (infml 口) embarrass, offend or annoy sb 使某人难堪; 冒犯或惹恼某人 He´s so conceited that when she refused his invitation, it really put his nose out of joint. 他很自负, 她没接受他的邀请可把他的鼻子气歪了. rub sb´s nose in it => rub2. thumb one´s nose at sb/sth => thumb v. turn one´s `nose up at sth (infml 口) treat sth with contempt 轻视、 蔑视某事物; 看不起; 看不上 She turned her nose up at my small donation. 她嫌我捐赠微薄而嗤之以鼻. (right) under sb´s (very) `nose (infml 口) (a) directly in front of sb 就在某人面前 I put the bill right under his nose so that he couldn´t miss it. 我把帐单就放在他眼前, 他不会看不见的. (b) in sb´s presence, usu without him noticing anything 当著某人面（通常未被其察觉）; 在某人眼皮下、 鼻子尖底下 They were having an affair under my very nose, and I didn´t even realize! 他们就在我眼皮底下勾搭上了, 而我竟没看出来! with one´s nose in the `air (infml 口) very haughtily; in a very superior way 非常傲慢; 自高自大 She walked past us with her nose in the air. 她从我们身旁走过, 神气得鼻孔朝天. nose v 1 [Ipr, Tn.pr] (cause sth to) go forward slowly （使某物）缓慢前行 The car nosed carefully round the corner. 汽车缓慢地拐过街角. The plane nosed into the hangar. 飞机缓缓地进入机库. He nosed the car into the garage. 他把汽车慢慢地开入车房. The ship nosed its way slowly through the ice. 那艘船缓慢地破冰前进. 2 (phr v) nose about/around; nose into sth (infml 口) pry into or search sth 打听或探索某事 a reporter nosing around for news 四处探听消息的记者 Don´t nose into/nose about in other people´s affairs. 不要打听别人的事. nose sth out (infml 口) (a) discover sth by smelling 闻出、 嗅到某物 The dog nosed out a rat. 那只狗闻到了老鼠的气味. (b) (fig 比喻) discover sth by searching 寻找出某事物 That man can nose out a news story anywhere. 那个人在任何地方都能搜寻出新闻. |
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