单词 | nose |
释义 | Related topics: Biology, Airnose1 /nəʊz $ noʊz/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 on your face 在脸上 [countable]HB the part of a person’s or animal’s face used for smelling or breathing 鼻子 → nasal, nostril Someone punched him on the nose. 有人一拳打在他的鼻子上。2 (right) under somebody’s nose a) if something bad or illegal happens under someone’s nose, they do not notice it even though it is happening very close to them and they should have noticed it (就)在某人眼皮底下,(就)当着某人的面 The drugs were smuggled in right under the noses of the security guards. 毒品就在保安人员的眼皮底下走私进来。 b) if something is right under someone’s nose, they cannot see it even though it is very close to them 就在某人眼前〔却看不见〕 The key was right under my nose all the time. 原来钥匙一直就在我面前。3 stick/poke your nose into something INTERFEREto become involved in something that does not concern you, in a way that annoys people 多管闲事;插手与己无关的事 → nosy She always has to stick her nose into matters that do not concern her. 她总是非要插手和自己无关的事情。4 keep your nose out (of something) spokenINTERFERE# to avoid becoming involved in something that does not concern you 别管(闲事) I wish he’d keep his nose out of my business! 我希望他别来过问我的事!5 turn your nose up (at something) informalREJECT/NOT ACCEPT to refuse to accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you 瞧不起(某事物),(对某事物)嗤之以鼻 My children turn their noses up at home cooking. 我的孩子都看不上家里做的饭菜。6 with your nose in the air PROUDbehaving as if you are more important than other people and not talking to them 目中无人地;瞧不起人地 She just walked past with her nose in the air. 她目中无人地走了过去。7 have a (good) nose for something to be naturally good at finding and recognizing something 天生擅长寻找[识别]某事物 a reporter with a good nose for a story 擅长发掘素材的新闻记者8 get (right) up somebody’s nose British English spokenANNOY to annoy someone very much 使某人烦恼[大发雷霆] I wish he wouldn’t keep interrupting. It really gets up my nose. 我希望他不要一直打断我,那样真让我恼火。9 keep your nose clean spokenBEHAVE to make sure you do not get into trouble, or do anything wrong or illegal 遵纪守法;行为检点;不卷入是非 Sid’s got to keep his nose clean or he’ll end up back in prison. 德必须检点一些,否则还得回去坐牢。10 on the nose American English spokenEXACT exactly 确切地,精确地 He gets up at 6 a.m. on the nose every morning. 他每天早上6点准时起床。11 keep your nose to the grindstone informalWORK HARD to work very hard, without stopping to rest 努力工作,一刻不停地苦干 Jim had decided he was going to keep his nose to the grindstone. 吉姆下定决心努力工作。12 have your nose in a book/magazine/newspaper READto be reading a book etc, especially with a lot of interest 专心致志地看书/杂志/报纸 She always had her nose in a book. 她总是埋头看书。13. by a nose DSHif a horse wins a race by a nose, it only just wins 〔赛马〕以微弱优势〔获胜〕14. have a nose around British English spokenFIND OUT to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there 〔当某处无其他人时〕四处观看;四处寻找15 put somebody’s nose out of joint informal to annoy someone, especially by attracting everyone’s attention away from them 〔尤指通过抢夺众人的注意力〕使某人气歪鼻子,使某人眼红 His nose has been put a bit out of joint ever since Marion got here. 自从玛丽昂来这儿以后,他被冷落得鼻子都快气歪了。16 nose to tail especially British EnglishTTCTTR cars, buses etc that are nose to tail are in a line without much space between them 〔车辆〕首尾相接 Traffic was nose to tail for three miles. 车辆首尾相接堵了三英里长。17. plane 飞机 [countable]TTA the pointed front end of a plane, rocket etc 〔飞机、火箭等的〕头部,前锥体18. smell 气味 [singular] the smell of a wine or tobacco 〔酒或烟的〕气味 SYN bouquet → hard-nosed, brown-nose, → cut off your nose to spite your face at cut (10), → nose job, → lead somebody by the nose at lead1(16), → look down your nose at somebody/something at look1(8), → pay through the nose at pay1(16), → as plain as the nose on your face at plain1(1), → poke your nose into something at poke1(7), → powder your nose at powder2(2), → rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt at rub1(9), → thumb your nose at somebody/something at thumb2(2) COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbig 大的See that guy over there, the one with the big nose? 看到那边那家伙了吗,那个大鼻子的?small 小的She had high cheekbones and a small nose. 她有高高的颧骨,小小的鼻子。long 长的His nose was long and his chin square. 他有长长的鼻子,方方的下巴。straight 很挺的Her nose was long, straight and elegant. 她的鼻子又长又挺,非常雅致。runny (=with liquid coming out) 流鼻涕的A runny nose may be the result of an allergic reaction. 流鼻涕可能是过敏反应引起的。nsnotty (=with unpleasant thick liquid coming out)a group of dirty children with snotty nosesblocked (=so that you cannot breathe easily) 堵塞的My nose is really blocked and I can't smell anything. 我的鼻子塞得厉害,什么都闻不出来。red (=because you are cold or drunk, or have a cold) 红红的His nose was red from the cold. 他的鼻子冻得发红。a snub/turned-up nose (=one that curves up at the end) 翘鼻子nShe had big eyes and a turned-up nose.a hooked nose (=one that curves down at the end) 鹰钩鼻nan old man with a hooked nosea Roman/aquiline nose formal (=one that curves out near the top) 鹰钩鼻nHe had a thin face with an aquiline nose.a broken nose (=one that is not straight because the bone has been broken by a hit or fall) 鼻骨骨折na boxer with a broken noseverbsblow your nose (=clear your nose by blowing strongly into a piece of soft paper or cloth) 擤鼻涕She blew her nose on a large white handkerchief. 她拿着一块白色的大手帕擤鼻涕。wipe your nose (=wipe liquid away from your nose) 擦鼻子The boy wiped his nose on his sleeve. 男孩把鼻涕擦在袖子上。pick your nose (=remove substances from inside your nose with your finger) 抠鼻子Stop picking your nose, Freddy. 不要抠鼻子,弗雷迪。wrinkle your nose (=move the muscles near your nose when you do not like something) 皱起鼻子Susan looked at the meal and wrinkled her nose. 苏珊看着饭菜,皱起鼻子。hold your nose (=so that you cannot smell a bad smell) 捏住鼻子The smell was so revolting that I had to hold my nose. 那气味恶心极了,我只得捏住鼻子。breathe through your nose 用鼻子呼吸Close your eyes and breathe through your nose. 闭上眼睛,用鼻子呼吸。somebody's nose is running (=liquid is coming out) 某人的鼻子在流鼻涕She was crying hard and her nose was running. 她使劲哭,鼻涕直流。phrasesthe bridge of your nose (=the upper part, between your eyes) 鼻梁Sam pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose. 萨姆推了推鼻梁上的眼镜。Examples from the Corpusnose• Those who take that risk will get a bloody nose.• Our dog has a very good nose, you know.• She smiled at him, but he buried his nose in his beer.• Fogarty avoided fistfights, but when they were unavoidable he packed his nose with the cotton he always carried.• He squatted down, brushed a hand across the dirt floor, and put the hand to his nose.• Mr Taylor was taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital where he received seven stitches to his nose.• Each missile carries 150 kilos of high explosive in its nose.• Ripken's nose was broken when Hernandez accidentally hit him.• He clearly viewed my sharp nose and dark beard in a more favorable light than the starlets had.• Like most modern decks the nose is double drilled: either 5 ¼ or 5 ¾ inch.• The nose of the plane dipped as we came in to land.nose2 verb 1 [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]TT if a vehicle, boat etc noses forward, or if you nose it forward, it moves forward slowly 〔车辆、船只等〕缓慢地前行;将〔车辆、船只等〕缓慢地向前开 SYN edgenose its way along/through etc something The bus nosed its way along the street. 那辆公共汽车沿街道缓缓前行。 She carefully nosed the car forward through the traffic. 她小心地在车流中将车慢慢向前开。2 nose around (something) (also nose about (something) British English) phrasal verb informal to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there 〔当某处无其他人时〕探查,打探,搜寻(某事物) What were you doing nosing around in my office? 你独自在我的办公室里探头探脑干什么?3.nose into something phrasal verb informal to try to find out private information about someone or something, especially in a way that is annoying 打听;干预4 nose something ↔ out phrasal verb informal a) FIND OUTto discover some information that someone else does not want you to discover 打探出,查出〔隐秘〕 The media always manage to nose out some interesting facts about a politician’s past life. 媒体总是能想方设法挖出政客过去生活中的趣闻轶事。b) to defeat someone by a very small amount in a race, competition etc 以微弱优势取胜→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusnose• At 12: 50 they nosed down and sighted Newfoundland, the Burin Peninsula, to the left.• The motoscafo, full of lights and people, went blindly on and nosed in at the wooden pier across the canal.• A ship was nosing its way through the small fishing boats in the harbour.• The lopped head of Argus nosed, listening still, into the silver dust.• The boat nosed out into the lake.• Some minute miscalculation nosed the machine down too abruptly.• Reese nosed the stuffed Huey gently over, letting it accelerate across the ground to gain lift.• The Rolls Royce slowly nosed through the crowds, and drew up outside the hotel.Origin nose1 Old English nosunose1 noun →10-18 →COLLOCATIONS1nose2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese a or of person’s animal’s face the Corpus part |
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