nose

noun

1. a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)

e.g. the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry

2. the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon

e.g. he ducked under the nose of the gun

3. a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

Synonym: nozzle

4. the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract
the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

e.g. he has a cold in the nose

Synonym: olfactory organ

5. a natural skill

e.g. he has a nose for good deals

6. the sense of smell (especially in animals)

e.g. the hound has a good nose

7. a symbol of inquisitiveness

e.g. keep your nose out of it

8. a small distance

e.g. my horse lost the race by a nose

verb

1. defeat by a narrow margin

2. rub noses

Synonym: nuzzle

3. push or move with the nose

4. advance the forward part of with caution

e.g. She nosed the car into the left lane

5. catch the scent of
get wind of

e.g. The dog nosed out the drugs

Synonym: scentwind

6. search or inquire in a meddlesome way

e.g. This guy is always nosing around the office

Synonym: intrudehorn inprypoke

1. 鼻子
Your nose is the part of your face which sticks out above your mouth. You use it for smelling and breathing.

e.g. She wiped her nose with a tissue...
她用纸巾擦了擦鼻子。
e.g. She's got funny eyes and a big nose.
她有一双古怪的眼睛和一个大鼻子。

2. (汽车或飞机的)前部;车头;机头
The nose of a vehicle such as a car or aeroplane is the front part of it.

e.g. Sue parked off the main street, with the van's nose pointing away from the street.
休把小货车停在远离大街的地方，车头背对着大街。

3. 嗅觉
You can refer to your sense of smell as your nose .

e.g. The river that runs through Middlesbrough became ugly on the eye and hard on the nose.
穿过米德尔斯伯勒的那条河变得污秽不堪、臭不可闻。

4. (赛马中)以一鼻之差
If a horse wins a race by a nose, it wins by a very small distance.

e.g. Chirkpar rattled past him on the right to snatch the prize by a nose.
一匹名为切厄克帕的赛马从他右侧疾驰而过，以一鼻之差获胜。

5. (使)小心翼翼地缓慢行驶
If a vehicle noses in a certain direction or if you nose it there, you move it slowly and carefully in that direction.

e.g. He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward...
车慢慢向前开，他却看不见司机。
e.g. A motorboat nosed out of the mist and nudged into the branches of a tree...
一艘摩托艇缓缓驶出薄雾，蹭进一棵树的枝叶中。

6. see also: hard-nosed;toffee-nosed

7. 行为规矩;不惹是非
If you keep your nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble.

e.g. If you kept your nose clean, you had a job for life.
如果你规规矩矩，就可以一辈子都捧着这个饭碗。

8. 笔直往前;沿最明显路线
If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.

e.g. Just follow your nose and in about five minutes you're at the old railway.
径直往前开，大约5分钟就能到旧铁路线。

9. 凭直觉行事;凭本能行事
If you follow your nose, you do something in a particular way because you feel it should be done like that, rather than because you are following any plan or rules.

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e.g. You won't have to think, just follow your nose.
你不必思考，跟着你的直觉走。

10. 对…很敏感;很善于发现
If you say that someone has a nose for something, you mean that they have a natural ability to find it or recognize it.

e.g. He had a nose for trouble and a brilliant tactical mind...
他善于发现问题，还总能想出高明的策略。
e.g. Gergen had a great sense of news, a good nose for trends, and a wide range of contacts.
格根有很强的新闻意识，对潮流嗅觉灵敏，而且人脉很广。

11. 使生气;惹…发火
If you say that someone or something gets up your nose, you mean that they annoy you.

nose的反义词

e.g. He's just getting up my nose so much at the moment.
他这会儿真让我生气。

12. 瞧不起;不把…放在眼里
If you say that someone looks down their nose at something or someone, you mean that they believe they are superior to that person or thing and treat them with disrespect.

e.g. I don't look down my nose at comedy...
我并不轻视喜剧。
e.g. They rather looked down their noses at anyone who couldn't speak French.
他们相当瞧不起不会说法语的人。

13. 付高价;付出过大代价
If you say that you paid through the nose for something, you are emphasizing that you had to pay what you consider too high a price for it.

e.g. We don't like paying through the nose for our wine when eating out.
下馆子时，我们不喜欢在酒水上花很多钱。

14. 探问;探看;干预
If someone pokes their nose into something or sticks their nose into something, they try to interfere with it even though it does not concern them.

e.g. We don't like strangers who poke their noses into our affairs...
我们不喜欢陌生人干预我们的事务。
e.g. Why did you have to stick your nose in?
你为什么非要插手？

15. 反复向…提及(不愉快的事);揭…的疮疤
To rub someone's nose in something that they do not want to think about, such as a failing or a mistake they have made, means to remind them repeatedly about it.

e.g. His enemies will attempt to rub his nose in past policy statements.
他的对手会试图揪住他过去政策陈述的漏洞不放。

16. 跟别人怄气却害了自己;赌气做出不顾后果的事
If you say that someone is cutting off their nose to spite their face, you mean they do something that they think will hurt someone, without realizing or caring that it will hurt themselves as well.

e.g. There is evidence that the industry's greed means that it is cutting off its nose to spite its face.
有证据表明该产业的贪婪是在作茧自缚。

17. (车辆)首尾相连
If vehicles are nose to tail, the front of one vehicle is close behind the back of another.

e.g. ...a line of about twenty fast-moving trucks driving nose to tail.
一排大约20辆首尾相接、快速行驶的卡车

18. 对…嗤之以鼻;蔑视
If you thumb your nose at someone, you behave in a way that shows that you do not care what they think.

e.g. He has always thumbed his nose at the media.
他对媒体一直都嗤之以鼻。

19. 对…不屑一顾;嫌弃
If you turn up your nose at something, you reject it because you think that it is not good enough for you.

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e.g. I'm not in a financial position to turn up my nose at several hundred thousand pounds.
我的经济境况使我无法对几十万英镑无动于衷。

20. 当着…的面;在…的眼皮底下
If you do something under someone's nose, you do it right in front of them, without trying to hide it from them.

e.g. Okay so have an affair, but not right under my nose.
有外遇就有外遇好了，但别在我眼皮底下。

21. to put someone's nose out of joint -> see joint

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