单词 | naso |
释义 | naso- in British Englishcombining form nose nasopharynx Word origin from Latin nāsus nosenose in British English (nəʊz) noun 1. the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract, consisting of a prominent structure divided into two hair-lined air passages by a median septum ▶ Related adjectives: nasal, rhinal 2. the sense of smell itself: in hounds and other animals, the ability to follow trails by scent (esp in the phrases a good nose, a bad nose) 3. another word for bouquet (sense 2) 4. instinctive skill or facility, esp in discovering things (sometimes in the phrase follow one's nose) she had a nose for good news stories 5. Also called: noser a person employed by a distillery or other alcohol-producing industry to test the quality of the product by smell 6. any part regarded as resembling a nose in form or function, such as a nozzle or spout 7. the forward part of a vehicle, aircraft, etc, esp the front end of an aircraft 8. narrow margin of victory (in the phrase (win) by a nose) 9. cut off one's nose to spite one's face 10. get up someone's nose 11. keep one's nose clean 12. keep one's nose to the grindstone 13. lead someone by the nose 14. look down one's nose at 15. nose to tail 16. on the nose 17. pay through the nose 18. poke one's nose into 19. put someone's nose out of joint 20. rub someone's nose in it 21. see no further than one's nose 22. turn up one's nose 23. under one's nose 24. with one's nose in the air verb 25. (transitive) (esp of horses, dogs, etc) to rub, touch, or sniff with the nose; nuzzle 26. to smell or sniff (wine, etc) 27. (intr; usually foll by after or for) to search (for) by or as if by scent 28. to move or cause to move forwards slowly and carefully the car nosed along the cliff top we nosed the car into the garage 29. (intr; foll by into, around, about, etc) to pry or snoop (into) or meddle (in) naso- in American English (ˈneɪzoʊ; ˈneɪzə) 1. nose, nasal nasoscope 2. nose and nasofrontal Word origin < L nasus, nosenaso- in American Englishprefix a combining form meaning “nose,” used in the formation of compound words nasology Word origin [‹ L nās(us) nose + -o-]Definition of 'naso-' |
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