nose

noun

1. 鼻；鼻子
   the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling things
   1. He broke his nose in the fight.
      他打架时打断了鼻梁。
   2. She wrinkled her nose in disgust.
      她厌恶地皱起鼻子。
   3. He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief ) .
      他擤了擤鼻子。
   4. a blocked/runny nose
      堵塞的 / 流鼻涕的鼻子
   5. Stop picking your nose ! (= removing dirt from it with your finger)
      别抠鼻孔了！
2. 有…鼻子的
   having the type of nose mentioned
   1. red-nosed
      红鼻子的
   2. large-nosed
      大鼻子的
3. （飞机、太空船等的）头部，头锥
   the front part of a plane, spacecraft , etc.
4. 发现（或辨别）事物的能力；嗅觉
   a special ability for finding or recognizing sth
   1. As a journalist, she has always had a nose for a good story.
      作为一名记者，她总是能够捕捉到好新闻。
5. 嗅觉
   a sense of smell
   1. a dog with a good nose
      嗅觉灵敏的狗
6. 特有的气味
   a characteristic smell

verb

1. 小心翼翼地向前移动
   to move forward slowly and carefully
   1. The plane nosed down through the thick clouds.
      飞机穿透厚厚的云层慢慢向下降落。
   2. The taxi nosed its way back into the traffic.
      出租车慢慢地汇入车流。
2. （用鼻子）嗅，拱，顶
   to search for sth or push sth with its nose
   1. Dogs nosed around in piles of refuse.
      一群狗在垃圾堆上嗅来嗅去。

1. N-COUNT 鼻子
   Your nose is the part of your face which sticks out above your mouth. You use it for smelling and breathing.
   1. She wiped her nose with a tissue...
      她用纸巾擦了擦鼻子。
   2. 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. N-COUNT (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.
   1. 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. N-COUNT 嗅觉
   You can refer to your sense of smell as your nose .
   1. 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. N-SING (赛马中)以一鼻之差
   If a horse wins a race by a nose, it wins by a very small distance.
   1. 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. 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.
   1. He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward...
      车慢慢向前开，他却看不见司机。
   2. 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。
   3. Ben drove past them, nosing his car into the garage.
      本小心翼翼地把车开进车库时从他们身边经过。
6. See also: hard-nosed toffee-nosed
7. PHRASE 行为规矩;不惹是非
   If you keep your nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble.
   1. 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. 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.
   1. 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. 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.
   1. You won't have to think, just follow your nose.
      你不必思考，跟着你的直觉走。
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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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.
    1. He's just getting up my nose so much at the moment.
       他这会儿真让我生气。
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.
    1. I don't look down my nose at comedy...
       我并不轻视喜剧。
    2. 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. 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.
    1. 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. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Why did you have to stick your nose in?
       你为什么非要插手？
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.
    1. 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. 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.
    1. 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. 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.
    1. ...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

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.
    1. He has always thumbed his nose at the media.
       他对媒体一直都嗤之以鼻。
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.
    1. 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. 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.
    1. 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

1. He had a thin aquiline nose and deep-set brown eyes.
   他长着窄长的鹰钩鼻和深陷的褐色眼睛。
2. My nose is all bunged up.
   我的鼻子完全不通气了。
3. In heavy concentrations, ozone is irritating to the eyes, nose and throat.
   高浓度的臭氧会对眼睛、鼻子和咽喉有刺激作用。
4. She wiped her nose with a tissue
   她用纸巾擦了擦鼻子。
5. She's got funny eyes and a big nose.
   她有一双古怪的眼睛和一个大鼻子。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward
   车慢慢向前开，他却看不见司机。
10. 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。
11. Ben drove past them, nosing his car into the garage.
    本小心翼翼地把车开进车库时从他们身边经过。
12. 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。
13. You won't have to think, just follow your nose.
    你不必思考，跟着你的直觉走。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. He's just getting up my nose so much at the moment.
    他这会儿真让我生气。
17. I don't look down my nose at comedy
    我并不轻视喜剧。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. Why did you have to stick your nose in?
    你为什么非要插手？
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. He has always thumbed his nose at the media.
    他对媒体一直都嗤之以鼻。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. He pushes his glasses up his nose with his pinkie.
    他用小手指把眼镜向上推了推。
28. She punched him on the nose and kicked him in the shins.
    她冲他鼻子打了一拳，又在他小腿上踢了一脚。
29. I had my nose operated on.
    我的鼻子动了手术。

nose about/around (for sth)

1. 探查；打探；搜寻
   to look for sth, especially information about sb
   1. He broke his nose in the fight.
      他打架时打断了鼻梁。
   2. She wrinkled her nose in disgust.
      她厌恶地皱起鼻子。
   3. He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief ) .
      他擤了擤鼻子。
   4. a blocked/runny nose
      堵塞的 / 流鼻涕的鼻子
   5. Stop picking your nose ! (= removing dirt from it with your finger)
      别抠鼻孔了！

nose sth↔out

1. 侦察出；打探出；查出
   to discover information about sb/sth by searching for it

n.

cut off your nose to spite your face

• （恼怒之下）伤人害己，损人不利己
  to do sth when you are angry that is meant to harm sb else but which also harms you

get up sb's nose

• 烦扰
  to annoy sb

have your nose in sth

• 专心致志地（读书）
  to be reading sth and giving it all your attention

have a nose round

• 环视（某地）；在（某地）寻找
  to look around a place; to look for sth in a place

keep your nose clean

• 循规蹈矩；不做违法的事
  to avoid doing anything wrong or illegal
  1. Since leaving prison, he's managed to keep his nose clean.
     自从出狱以来，他已做到规规矩矩。

keep your nose out of sth

• 避免插手（他人的事）；尽力不卷入（或介入）
  to try not to become involved in things that do not concern you

keep your nose to the grindstone

• 连续辛勤地工作
  to work hard for a long period of time without stopping

look down your nose at sb/sth

• 对…不屑一顾；蔑视
  to behave in a way that suggests that you think that you are better than sb or that sth is not good enough for you

nose to tail

• （汽车等）首尾相连（缓缓行进）
  if cars, etc. are nose to tail , they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them

on the nose

• 准确地；确切地
  exactly
  1. The budget should hit the $136 billion target on the nose.
     预算应该正好达到1 360亿元的目标。

poke/stick your nose into sth

• 多管闲事；插手（与己无关的事）
  to try to become involved in sth that does not concern you

put sb's nose out of joint

• （冷落）使难堪；惹恼
  to upset or annoy sb, especially by not giving them enough attention

turn your nose up at sth

• 拒绝；看不上；看不起
  to refuse sth, especially because you do not think that it is good enough for you

under sb's nose

• 就在某人面前（却看不见）
  if sth is under sb's nose , it is very close to them but they cannot see it
  1. I searched everywhere for the letter and it was under my nose all the time!
     我到处找这封信，可它一直就在我面前。
• 当着某人的面，就在某人眼皮底下（却没有被察觉）
  if sth happens under sb's nose , they do not notice it even though it is not being done secretly
  1. The police didn't know the drugs ring was operating right under their noses.
     警方不知道贩毒集团就在他们的眼皮底下运作。

with your nose in the air

• 傲慢；看不起人；鼻孔朝天，自高自大
  in a way that is unfriendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people

follow your nose

follow your nose

lead sb by the nose

• 牵着某人的鼻子走；完全操纵（或控制）某人
  to make sb do everything you want; to control sb completely

pay through the nose (for sth)

• 付过高的价
  to pay much too much money for sth

(as) plain as a pikestaff

(as) plain as day

(as) plain as the nose on your face

• 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见
  very obvious

powder your nose

• （女士如厕的委婉说法）补妆，净手
  a polite way of referring to the fact that a woman is going to the toilet/bathroom
  1. I'm just going to powder my nose.
     我想去补补妆。

rub sb's nose in it

• 揭疮疤；不断恶意提起某人以往的过失
  to keep reminding sb in an unkind way of their past mistakes

it's no skin off my, your, his, etc. nose

• （指某人没有受到不良影响）这不关某人的事，这跟某人没关系
  used to say that sb is not upset or annoyed about sth because it does not affect them in a bad way

thumb your nose at sb/sth

• 嗤之以鼻；蔑视
  to make a rude sign with your thumb on your nose; to show that you have no respect for sb/sth
  1. The company just thumbs its nose at the legislation on pollution.
     这家公司完全不把污染立法放在眼里。

noun

1. a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
   1. the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry

2. the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
   1. 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
   1. he has a cold in the nose

   Synonym:    olfactory organ

5. a natural skill
   1. he has a nose for good deals

6. the sense of smell (especially in animals)
   1. the hound has a good nose

7. a symbol of inquisitiveness
   1. keep your nose out of it

8. a small distance
   1. 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
   1. She nosed the car into the left lane

5. catch the scent of
   1. The dog nosed out the drugs

   Synonym:    scentwind

6. search or inquire in a meddlesome way
   1. This guy is always nosing around the office

   Synonym:    intrudehorn inprypoke