1
- the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling鼻。
1.1
- in sing. the sense of smell, especially a dog's ability to track something by its scent嗅觉（尤指狗根据气味跟踪被追逐对象的能力）：
a dog with a keen nose.
一条嗅觉灵敏的狗。
1.2
- in sing. figurative an instinctive talent for detecting something〈喻〉觉察力：
he has a nose for a good script.
他对好剧本有辨别能力。
1.3
- the aroma of a particular substance, especially wine（尤指葡萄酒的）香味。
2
- the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle（飞机、汽车或其他车辆的）前端突出部。
2.1
- a projecting part of something突出部分：
the nose of the saddle.
鞍的突出部分。
3
- in sing. a look, especially out of curiosity（尤指出于好奇的）探看：
she wanted a good nose round the house.
她想好好四处探看一下这房子。
3.1
- informal a police informer〈非正式〉警方线人。
1
- no obj., with adverbial of place(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something, especially in order to smell it（动物）伸出鼻子（嗅、闻）：
the pony nosed at the straw.
小马伸出鼻子嗅稻草。
1.1
- with obj. smell or sniff (something)嗅, 闻。
2
- no obj. investigate or pry into something调查; 窥探; 打听：
I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house
我急于进她的房子去四下打探一番
she's always nosing into my business.
她总是打探我的事。
2.1
- with obj. detect in such a way侦察, 探察。
3
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a vehicle or its driver) make one's way cautiously forward（车辆或驾车人）小心翼翼地行驶：
he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space.
他把车向左转, 小心地开进了一个停车空位。
3.1
- (of a competitor) manage to achieve a winning or leading position, especially by a small margin（尤指以微弱优势）获胜（或领先）：
they nosed ahead by one point.
他们以一分的优势领先。
短语
by a nose
- (of a victory) by a very narrow margin凭微弱优势（获胜）。
count noses
- count people, typically in order to determine the numbers in a vote（尤指为确定表决时的票数而）数人数。
cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- disadvantage oneself in the course of trying to disadvantage another损人又害己。
get one's nose in front
- (of a competitor) manage to achieve a winning or leading position（竞争者）获得领先地位; 领先。
get up someone's nose
- informal irritate or annoy someone〈非正式〉惹怒某人。
give someone a bloody nose
- inflict a resounding defeat on someone彻底击败某人。
have one's nose in a book
- be reading studiously or intently全神贯注地看书。
keep one's nose clean
- informal stay out of trouble〈非正式〉不卷入是非; 远离麻烦; 洁身自好。
keep one's nose out of
- refrain from interfering in (someone else's affairs)不干涉（他人的事）。
keep one's nose to the grindstone
nose to tail
- (of vehicles) moving or standing close behind one another, especially in heavy traffic（尤指交通繁忙时车辆）一辆紧接一辆, 首尾相连。
not see further than one's（或the end of one's） nose
- be unwilling or fail to consider different possibilities or to foresee the consequences of one's actions无远见; 估计不到可能出现的情况（或可能产生的后果）。
on the nose
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- to a person's sense of smell气味重的, 刺鼻的：
the wine is pungently smoky and peppery on the nose.
这酒烟熏味重而且辣得刺鼻。
2
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. precisely〈非正式, 主北美〉精确地：
at ten on the nose the van pulled up.
10点整那辆货车停了下来。
3
- Austral. informal distasteful; offensive.〈澳, 非正式〉令人不快的; 讨厌的。
4
- informal (of betting) on a horse to win (as opposed to being placed)〈非正式〉（赛马打赌时预测）赢得第一名（而非第二、第三名）的马。
put someone's nose out of joint
- informal upset or annoy someone〈非正式〉使某人不安; 惹恼某人。
speak through one's nose
- pronounce words with a nasal twang用鼻音说话。
turn one's nose up at something
- informal show distaste or contempt for something〈非正式〉厌恶某物; 蔑视某物：
he turned his nose up at the job.
他对那工作嗤之以鼻。
under someone's nose
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- informal directly in front of someone〈非正式〉就在某人面前, 就在某人鼻子底下：
he thrust the paper under the Inspector's nose.
他把报告猛地伸到检查员的鼻子底下。
1.1
- (of an action) committed openly and boldly, but without someone noticing or noticing in time to prevent it（指行动公开、大胆, 但未引起注意或未被及时注意并制止）就在某人鼻子底下, 就在某人眼皮底下; 当着某人的面。
with one's nose in the air
- haughtily鼻子朝天地, 傲慢地：
she walked past the cars with her nose in the air.
她高视阔步地走过那些汽车。
派生词
nosed
adjective鼻子短而翘的
noseless
adjective词源
Old English nosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā; also to NESS.