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| 1 | if a vehicle noses forward , it moves forward slowly and carefully （车辆）缓缓前行 | A huge truck was nosing through the traffic. 一辆大卡车正在车流中缓缓地往前开。 | | The ambulance nosed its way out of the crowd. 这辆救护车缓慢地驶过人群。 | |
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| 2 | to move into a position where you are slightly in front of someone 勉强领先 | nose ahead/in front/into the lead By half-time, Wales had nosed ahead, with the score at 16–14. 到半场时，威尔士队以16比14的微弱比分优势领先。 | |
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| - | ˌnose aˈround or ˌnose aˈbout |
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| | nose around/about sth: to try to find out information about someone or something 打听；探问；探寻 | A few kids were nosing around. 一些孩子正四处探听消息。 | | I found two men nosing around the boat. 我发现有两个人在船附近四处张望。 | |
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| | nose into sth: to try to find out information about something 打听；探问 | I don’ t want them nosing into my finances. 我不想让他们打听我的财务情况。 | |
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