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[/nəuz; noz/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
3 [sing] (a) sense of smell 嗅觉:
a dog with a good nose 嗅觉灵敏的狗.
(b) ~ for sth (infml) 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. 用法:
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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) (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) 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 2
[/nəuz; noz/] v 用法:
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. 用法:
2 (phr v) nose about/around; nose into sth (infml) 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) (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. |