1 N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN] 鼻子 Your
nose is the part of your face which sticks out above your mouth. You use it for smelling and breathing.
鼻子 2 N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN] (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.
(汽车或飞机的)前部;车头;机头 3 N-COUNT 嗅觉 You can refer to your sense of smell as your
nose .
嗅觉 4 N-SING [usu by a N] (赛马中)以一鼻之差 If a horse wins a race
by a nose, it wins by a very small distance.
(赛马中)以一鼻之差 [mainly US] 5 V-ERG (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.
(使)小心翼翼地缓慢行驶 -
He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward. [VERB adv./prep.]
车慢慢向前开,他却看不见司机。
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A motorboat nosed out of the mist and nudged into the branches of a tree. [VERB adv./prep.]
一艘摩托艇缓缓驶出薄雾,蹭进一棵树的枝叶中。
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Ben drove past them, nosing his car into the garage. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
本小心翼翼地把车开进车库时从他们身边经过。
7 PHRASE 行为规矩;不惹是非 If you
keep your
nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble.
行为规矩;不惹是非 [informal] 8 PHRASE 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.
笔直往前;沿最明显路线 9 PHRASE 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.
凭直觉行事;凭本能行事 10 PHRASE 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.
对…很敏感;很善于发现 -
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。
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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 PHRASE 使生气;惹…发火 If you say that someone or something
gets up your
nose, you mean that they annoy you.
使生气;惹…发火 [British, informal] 12 PHRASE 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.
瞧不起;不把…放在眼里 [disapproval] 13 PHRASE 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.
付高价;付出过大代价 [informal, emphasis] 14 PHRASE 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.
探问;探看;干预 [informal, disapproval] 15 PHRASE 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.
反复向…提及(不愉快的事);揭…的疮疤 [informal] 16 PHRASE 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.
跟别人怄气却害了自己;赌气做出不顾后果的事 [disapproval] 17 PHRASE (车辆)首尾相连 If vehicles are
nose to tail, the front of one vehicle is close behind the back of another.
(车辆)首尾相连 [mainly British] in AM, use 美国英语用 bumper-to-bumper
18 PHRASE 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.
对…嗤之以鼻;蔑视 19 PHRASE 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.
对…不屑一顾;嫌弃 20 PHRASE 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.
当着…的面;在…的眼皮底下 21 to
put someone's
nose out of joint→see: joint Quotations
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