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🔑 nose BrE /nəʊz / NAmE /noʊz / noun 🔑 [ C ] the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth , used for breathing and smelling things ◆ He broke his nose in the fight . ◆ She wrinkled her nose in disgust . ◆ He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief . ◆ a blocked /runny nose ◆ Stop picking your nose !(= removing dirt from it with your finger Physical appearance 外貌 A person may be described as having 描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词： Eyes 眼睛 (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes （明亮的）蓝/绿/（深/浅）棕色/浅绿褐色眼睛 deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes 凹陷的/凸出的眼睛 small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/ (informal shifty eyes 小的/小珠般圆亮的/亮晶晶的/闪闪发亮的/贼溜溜的眼睛 piercing/penetrating/steely eyes 敏锐的/锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes 布满血丝的/水汪汪的/肿胀的眼睛 bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows 浓密的/扬起的/弓形的眉毛 long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes 长长的/浓密的/弯曲的/假的眼睫毛 Face 脸 a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose 塌/蒜头/尖头/尖/短平而上翘的鼻子 a straight/a hooked/a Roman/ (formal an aquiline nose 挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 full/thick/thin/pouty lips 丰满的/厚/薄/翘嘴唇 dry/chapped/cracked lips 干的/皲裂的/干裂的嘴唇 flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks 发红的/红润的/苍白的面颊 soft/chubby/sunken cheeks 柔嫩的/胖乎乎的/凹陷的面颊 white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth 洁白的/完好无缺的/参差不齐的/凸出来的牙齿 a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead 大大的/高高的/宽大的/后倾的前额 a strong/weak/pointed/double chin 硬朗的/瘦削的/尖/双下巴 a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard 长/大/浓密的/一小撮/山羊胡子 a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US mustache 长长的/稀疏的/浓密的/耷拉着的/翘/细直的八字胡 Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin 苍白的/白皙的/橄榄色的/黝黑的/晒黑的皮肤 dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin 干性的/油性的/光滑的/粗糙的/有皱纹的皮肤 a dark/a pale/a light/a sallow/a ruddy/an olive/a swarthy/a clear complexion 黝黑的/苍白的/白皙的/蜡黄的/红润的/浅褐色的/黝黑的/无瑕的面容 deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles 深深的/细小的/小的/面部的皱纹 blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/ (BrE ginger/grey hair 金黄色的/浅色的/（浅/深）棕色的/乌黑的/红褐色的/红色的/姜黄色的/灰白色的头发 straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair 直发；鬈发；波浪形的/鬈曲的/刺猬式的头发 thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair 厚密的/稀疏的/纤细的/浓密的/逐渐稀少的头发 dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair 染了色的/漂白了的/柔顺的/丝滑的/干性的/油性的/有光泽的头发 long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair 长/短/齐肩/剪短了的头发 a bald/balding/shaved head 秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 a receding hairline 后移的发际线 a bald patch/spot 秃了的一块 a side/centre/ (US center (BrE parting/ (NAmE part 偏分；中分 Body 身体 a long/short/thick/slender/ (disapproving scrawny neck 长/短/粗/细/干瘦的脖子 broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders 宽/窄/斜/圆/耸肩膀 a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest 赤裸的/宽阔的/肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 a flat/swollen/bulging stomach 扁平的/鼓胀的/鼓起的肚子 a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist 纤细的/28 英寸的腰 big/wide/narrow/slim hips 大的/宽的/窄小的/苗条的臀部 a straight/a bent/an arched/a broad/a hairy back 直的/弯曲的/弓着的/宽大的/多毛的背部 thin/slender/muscular arms 瘦削的/细长的/肌肉发达的臂膀 big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands 大的/小的/修剪整齐的/有老茧的/戴着手套的手 long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers 长的/短的/粗的/细长的/纤细的/瘦削的手指 long/muscular/hairy/shapely/ (both informal often disapproving skinny/spindly legs 长的/肌肉发达的/多毛的/有曲线美的/皮包骨的/干瘦的腿 muscular/chubby/ (informal disapproving flabby thighs 肌肉发达的/胖乎乎的/肥胖的大腿 big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet 大的/小的/娇小可爱的/宽的/窄的/光着的脚 a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure 好的/修长的/苗条的/沙漏形身材 be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build 有着苗条的/中等的/普通的/大块头的/健壮的/矮壮的身材 ➡ see also nasal , parson's nose , Roman nose -nosed (in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of nose mentioned ◆ red -nosed ◆ large -nosed ➡ see also hard-nosed , toffee-nosed Compound adjectives for physical characteristics -beaked , -bellied , -billed , -blooded , -bodied , -cheeked , -chested , -eared , -eyed , -faced , -fingered , -footed , -haired , -handed , -headed , -hearted , -hipped , -lidded , -limbed , -mouthed , -necked , -nosed , -skinned , -tailed , -throated , -toothed [ C ] the front part of a plane , spacecraft etc . [ sing. ] a ~ for sth a special ability for finding or recognizing sth SYN instinct ◆ As a journalist , she has always had a nose for a good story . [ sing. ] a sense of smell ◆ a dog with a good nose [ sing. ] of wine 葡萄酒 a characteristic smell SYN bouquet ● cut off your nose to spite your ˈface (informal to do sth when you are angry that is meant to harm sb else but which also harms you ● get up sb's ˈnose (BrE informal to annoy sb ● have your nose in ˈsth (informal to be reading sth and giving it all your attention ● have a nose ˈround (BrE informal to look around a place ; to look for sth in a place ● keep your ˈnose clean (informal to avoid doing anything wrong or illegal ◆ Since leaving prison , he's managed to keep his nose clean . ● keep your nose out of sth to try not to become involved in things that do not concern you ● keep your nose to the ˈgrindstone (informal to work hard for a long period of time without stopping ● look down your ˈnose at sb /sth (informal especially BrE to behave in a way that suggests that you think that you are better than sb or that sth is not good enough for you SYN look down on sb/sth ● ˌnose to ˈtail (BrE if cars , etc . are nose to tail , they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them ● on the ˈnose (informal especially NAmE exactly ◆ The budget should hit the $136 billion target on the nose . ● poke /stick your nose into ˈsth (informal to try to become involved in sth that does not concern you ● put sb's ˈnose out of joint (informal to upset or annoy sb , especially by not giving them enough attention ● turn your ˈnose up at sth (informal to refuse sth , especially because you do not think that it is good enough for you ● under sb's ˈnose (informal if sth is under sb's nose , it is very close to them but they cannot see it ◆ I searched everywhere for the letter and it was under my nose all the time ! if sth happens under sb's nose , they do not notice it even though it is not being done secretly ◆ The police didn't know the drugs ring was operating right under their noses . ● with your nose in the air (informal in a way that is unfriendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people ● follow your ˈnose to be guided by your sense of smell to go straight forward ◆ The garage is a mile ahead up the hill —just follow your nose . to act according to what seems right or reasonable , rather than following any particular rules ● lead sb by the ˈnose to make sb do everything you want ; to control sb completely ● pay through the ˈnose (for sth )(informal to pay too much money for sth ● (as ) plain as a ˈpikestaff ● (as ) plain as ˈday ● (as ) plain as the nose on your ˈface very obvious ● powder your ˈnose (old-fashioned a polite way of referring to the fact that a woman is going to the toilet /bathroom ◆ I'm just going to powder my nose . ● rub sb's ˈnose in it (informal to keep reminding sb in an unkind way of their past mistakes ● it's no skin off ˈmy , ˈyour , ˈhis , etc . nose (informal used to say that sb is not upset or annoyed about sth because it does not affect them in a bad way ● thumb your ˈnose at sb /sth to make a rude sign with your thumb on your nose ; to show that you have no respect for sb /sth ◆ The company just thumbs its nose at the legislation on pollution . 🔑 nose BrE /nəʊz / NAmE /noʊz / verb present simple - I / you / we / they nose BrE /nəʊz / NAmE /noʊz / present simple - he / she / it noses BrE /ˈnəʊzɪz / NAmE /ˈnoʊzɪz / past simple nosed BrE /nəʊzd / NAmE /noʊzd / past participle nosed BrE /nəʊzd / NAmE /noʊzd / -ing form nosing BrE /ˈnəʊzɪŋ / NAmE /ˈnoʊzɪŋ / [ I , T ] to move forward slowly and carefully ◆ + adv ./prep . The plane nosed down through the thick clouds . ◆ ~ your way + adv ./prep . The taxi nosed its way back into the traffic . [ I ] + adv ./prep . of an animal 动物 to search for sth or push sth with its nose ◆ Dogs nosed around in piles of refuse . ● ˌnose aˈbout /aˈround (for sth )to look for sth , especially information about sb SYN poke about/around ◆ We found a man nosing around in our backyard . ● ˌnose sth↔ˈout (informal to discover information about sb /sth by searching for it ◆ Reporters nosed out all the details of the affair .
