the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling
鼻。
[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)
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a dog with a keen nose .一条嗅觉灵敏的狗。
[in sing.]
〈喻〉 觉察力
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he has a nose for a good script .他对好剧本有辨别能力。
the aroma of a particular substance, especially wine
(尤指葡萄酒的)香味。
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。
a projecting part of something
突出部分
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the nose of the saddle .鞍的突出部分。
[in sing.]a look, especially out of curiosity
(尤指出于好奇的)探看
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she wanted a good nose round the house .她想好好四处探看一下这房子。
〈非正式〉 警方线人。
[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)
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the pony nosed at the straw .小马伸出鼻子嗅稻草。
[with obj.]smell or sniff (something)
嗅,闻。
[no obj.]investigate or pry into something
调查;窥探;打听
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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
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she's always nosing into my business. 她总是打探我的事。
[with obj.]detect in such a way
侦察,探察。
[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
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he turned left and nosed into an empty parking spac e.他把车向左转,小心地开进了一个停车空位。
(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)
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they nosed ahead by one point .他们以一分的优势领先。
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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 见 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 1 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 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 -
(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
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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
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have one's nose in sth 埋头苦读
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under one's nose 在…眼皮底下
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