英语词汇“nose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nose

/nəʊz

noun

1The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling: he slowly breathed out the air through his nose he pushed his glasses higher on to the bridge of his nose the dog pressed his nose into the palm of my hand...

As air is inhaled, the mucous membranes of the nose and mouth warm and humidify the air before it enters the lungs.
Liquid leaks out of the blood vessels, making the mucous membranes lining the nose and throat to swell, and stimulating nearby gland to produce mucus.
The nose and nostril openings also should be as symmetrical as possible.

Synonyms

snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk

informal beak, conk, snoot, schnozzle, hooter, sniffer, snitch

Scottish & Northern English informal neb

informal, dated bracket

North American informal, dated bugle

1.1 [in singular] The sense of smell, especially a dog’s ability to track something by its scent: a dog with a keen nose...

A strange musk disguised the Knights' scent from the keen nose of the werewolf.
The presence of the jungle was sensed through the nose.
It was a strong smell; she did not need to use any ability other than her nose to sense it.

Synonyms

sense of smell, olfactory sense

1.2 [in singular] An instinctive talent for detecting something: he has a nose for a good script...

He had a nose for poetic talent; indeed there was a current myth that Tambi only had to put his hands on a manuscript to know if the poems were any good or not.
Yes, he's the heart and soul of the Pats' defense and a true playmaker who has incredible instincts and a nose for the ball.
Ronay has a nose for talent and was an early champion of Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc.

Synonyms

instinct, feeling, gift for discovering/detecting, sixth sense, intuition, insight, perception

1.3The aroma of a particular substance, especially wine: the wine has a raspberry nose and a clean taste white peaches are particularly appreciated for their perfumed aromatic nose...

This is another reason on why one should appreciate the nose of a wine.
An exotic Lebanese assemblage of Sauvignon and muscat, this crisp, complex wine has a nose of light apricot and white flowers.
It's a deep, dark wine with a great nose, prune and plum flavours with a hint of oak.

Synonyms

smell, bouquet, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, odour

2The front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle: the plane’s nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway...

Special art was applied to the nose and the aircraft received the name California Boomerang.
Don't be afraid to use the rudder at the last second before touchdown to put the nose exactly in front of you.
The nose undercarriage was sheared off and one blade of the propeller was bent back underneath the nose of the aircraft.

Synonyms

tip, nose cone;

bow, prow, front end;

British bonnet;

North American hood

informal droop-snoot

2.1A projecting part of something: the nose of the saddle...

Positioning the nose of the saddle downwards may relieve your initial discomfort but it may cause long term pain.
But they shouldn't be so short that the nose of the saddle rubs on bare skin.
For starters it keeps the nose of the saddle straight in situations where other shockers twist and shout.

3 [in singular] An act of looking around or prying: she wanted a good nose round the house...

The dog clambered up onto the counter and stood there with a paw on each side of my bag and had a good old nose around.
Then have a good nose around looking for stolen goods.
In a spirit of festive spookery, I've been having a nose around the venerable story of the Campden Wonder.

3.1 informal A police informer: he knew that CID men are allowed to drink on duty as much of their time is spent with noses

verb

1 [no object, with adverbial of place] (Of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something: the pony nosed at the straw...

There is even a shot of a suitably feral-looking dog nosing through ripped bin bags tossed onto the streets.
There's his amusing shot of the neighbourhood barber at work as the neighbourhood goat noses about.
Half a mile to the north, a scattered herd of fallow deer nosed at the snow-covered roots of wide-spaced, scraggly trees sprouting from the rubble of an ancient landslide.

Synonyms

nuzzle, nudge, push, prod

1.1 [with object] Smell or sniff (something): because of its strength, whisky is nosed rather than tasted Mario’s gun dog nosed the carcass...

After pouring a finger of your chosen whisky, briefly nose the glass.
The bear proceeded rather deliberately to nose the hotel's telegraph key before walking out the front door into the night.
You should nose it, taste it, add water, nose it again, taste it again.

2 [no object] Look around or pry into something: I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house she’s always nosing into my business...

This will stop Mrs Jones, your next door neighbour, who works as a cleaner in your local GPs, nosing into your health records and telling Mrs Smith, your other neighbour, about them.
I think I'll nose around a bit and see if there's any work for me.
How Clean Is Your House gave us yet another opportunity to nose around other people's abodes.

Synonyms

pry, enquire impertinently, be inquisitive, enquire;

be curious, poke about/around, mind someone else's business, be a busybody, stick/poke one's nose in;

interfere (in), meddle (in), intrude (on)

informal be nosy (about), nosy, snoop

Australian/New Zealand informal stickybeak

investigate, explore, ferret (about/around) in, rummage in, search, delve into, peer into, prowl around, have a good look at

informal snoop about/around/round

2.1 [with object] Detect by diligent searching: he nosed out the signs of trespass...

She opened her eyes and headed up King St, peering into cafes as she passed, twitching her nostrils like a sniffer dog, nosing out the secret stash of illicit nectar that would, of course, be the momentary answer to all her problems.

Synonyms

detect, find, search out, discover, disclose, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, disinter, smell out, sniff out, follow the scent of, scent out, run to earth/ground

3 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (Of a vehicle) move cautiously forward: he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space...

With first gear engaged, and the second gearstick that controls the transfer box set to Low, the car noses down the sheer slope with amazing assurance.
Technically speaking, it gives a warden free rein to issue a ticket as soon as the car noses into the bay.
Every Sunday the long-bowed, canvas-canopied church boat nosed from dock to dock gathering the faithful.

Synonyms

move slowly, ease, inch, edge, move, manoeuvre, steer, slip, squeeze, slide;

guide, push, tuck

3.1(Of a competitor) manage to achieve a leading position by a small margin: they nosed ahead by one point...

Team-mate Muller then nosed ahead of Neal in the sprint to the finish line for third.
This week's first position was secured by Ken Goddard, a newish member of the seniors, who nosed ahead of John with a score of 40 points.
When second seed Vietnam nosed ahead of India ‘A’ at the finish, the home team had only itself to blame.

Phrases

by a nose

count noses

cut off one's nose to spite one's face

get one's nose in front

get up someone's nose

give someone a bloody nose

have one's nose in a book

keep one's nose clean

keep one's nose out of

keep one's nose to the grindstone

nose to tail

not see further than one's (or the end of one's) nose

on the nose

put someone's nose out of joint

turn one's nose up at

under someone's nose

with one's nose in the air

Derivatives

noseless

/ˈnəʊzləs

/ adjective ...

A noseless father has a repertoire of wooden noses he's made himself - one with a rose velvet lining, another painted with flowers.
In previous oriental tales, Eblis had been portrayed as a clawed, noseless monster.
The noseless man's beautiful daughter challenges her boyfriend, who ends up losing a body part, possibly on purpose, in order to fit in to her family.

Origin

Old English nosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā; also to ness.

The Latin root of nose is nasus, which is the source of our word nasal (Middle English), and is also related to ness (Old English), meaning a headland or promontory. A nostril (Old English) is literally a ‘nose hole’. In Old English the word was spelled nosterl or nosthyrl, and came from nosu ‘nose’ and thyrl ‘hole’. Nozzle was originally an early 17th slang form of ‘nose’. To cut off your nose to spite your face was proverbial in both medieval Latin and French, and has been found in English since the mid 16th century. Since the 1780s a nose has been a spy or police informer. The idea of such a person being a ‘nose’, or ‘sticking their nose in’, is also found in words such as nark and snout, and in nosy. The first nosy parker appeared in a postcard caption from 1907, ‘The Adventures of Nosey Parker’, which referred to a peeping Tom in Hyde Park. Nosy itself goes back to 1620, in the sense ‘having a big nose’, and to at least the 1820s in the sense ‘inquisitive’. The common surname Parker was originally a name for the caretaker of a park or large enclosure of land.

单词	nose
释义	nose /nəʊz / noun 1The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling: he slowly breathed out the air through his nose he pushed his glasses higher on to the bridge of his nose the dog pressed his nose into the palm of my hand... As air is inhaled, the mucous membranes of the nose and mouth warm and humidify the air before it enters the lungs. Liquid leaks out of the blood vessels, making the mucous membranes lining the nose and throat to swell, and stimulating nearby gland to produce mucus. The nose and nostril openings also should be as symmetrical as possible. Synonyms snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk informal beak, conk, snoot, schnozzle, hooter, sniffer, snitch Scottish & Northern English informal neb informal, dated bracket North American informal, dated bugle 1.1 [in singular] The sense of smell, especially a dog’s ability to track something by its scent: a dog with a keen nose... A strange musk disguised the Knights' scent from the keen nose of the werewolf. The presence of the jungle was sensed through the nose. It was a strong smell; she did not need to use any ability other than her nose to sense it. Synonyms sense of smell, olfactory sense 1.2 [in singular] An instinctive talent for detecting something: he has a nose for* a good script... He had a nose for poetic talent; indeed there was a current myth that Tambi only had to put his hands on a manuscript to know if the poems were any good or not. Yes, he's the heart and soul of the Pats' defense and a true playmaker who has incredible instincts and a nose for the ball. Ronay has a nose for talent and was an early champion of Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc. Synonyms instinct, feeling, gift for discovering/detecting, sixth sense, intuition, insight, perception 1.3The aroma of a particular substance, especially wine: the wine has a raspberry nose and a clean taste* white peaches are particularly appreciated for their perfumed aromatic nose... This is another reason on why one should appreciate the nose of a wine. An exotic Lebanese assemblage of Sauvignon and muscat, this crisp, complex wine has a nose of light apricot and white flowers. It's a deep, dark wine with a great nose, prune and plum flavours with a hint of oak. Synonyms smell, bouquet, aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent, odour 2The front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle: the plane’s nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway... Special art was applied to the nose and the aircraft received the name California Boomerang. Don't be afraid to use the rudder at the last second before touchdown to put the nose exactly in front of you. The nose undercarriage was sheared off and one blade of the propeller was bent back underneath the nose of the aircraft. Synonyms tip, nose cone; bow, prow, front end; British bonnet; North American hood informal droop-snoot 2.1A projecting part of something: the nose of the saddle... Positioning the nose of the saddle downwards may relieve your initial discomfort but it may cause long term pain. But they shouldn't be so short that the nose of the saddle rubs on bare skin. For starters it keeps the nose of the saddle straight in situations where other shockers twist and shout. 3 [in singular] An act of looking around or prying: she wanted a good nose round* the house... The dog clambered up onto the counter and stood there with a paw on each side of my bag and had a good old nose around. Then have a good nose around looking for stolen goods. In a spirit of festive spookery, I've been having a nose around the venerable story of the Campden Wonder. 3.1 informal* A police informer: he knew that CID men are allowed to drink on duty as much of their time is spent with noses verb 1 [no object, with adverbial of place] (Of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something: the pony nosed at the straw... There is even a shot of a suitably feral-looking dog nosing through ripped bin bags tossed onto the streets. There's his amusing shot of the neighbourhood barber at work as the neighbourhood goat noses about. Half a mile to the north, a scattered herd of fallow deer nosed at the snow-covered roots of wide-spaced, scraggly trees sprouting from the rubble of an ancient landslide. Synonyms nuzzle, nudge, push, prod 1.1 [with object] Smell or sniff (something): because of its strength, whisky is nosed rather than tasted Mario’s gun dog nosed the carcass... After pouring a finger of your chosen whisky, briefly nose the glass. The bear proceeded rather deliberately to nose the hotel's telegraph key before walking out the front door into the night. You should nose it, taste it, add water, nose it again, taste it again. 2 [no object] Look around or pry into something: I was anxious to get inside and nose around* her house* she’s always nosing into* my business... This will stop Mrs Jones, your next door neighbour, who works as a cleaner in your local GPs, nosing into your health records and telling Mrs Smith, your other neighbour, about them. I think I'll nose around a bit and see if there's any work for me. How Clean Is Your House gave us yet another opportunity to nose around other people's abodes. Synonyms pry, enquire impertinently, be inquisitive, enquire; be curious, poke about/around, mind someone else's business, be a busybody, stick/poke one's nose in; interfere (in), meddle (in), intrude (on) informal* be nosy (about), nosy, snoop Australian/New Zealand informal stickybeak investigate, explore, ferret (about/around) in, rummage in, search, delve into, peer into, prowl around, have a good look at informal snoop about/around/round 2.1 [with object] Detect by diligent searching: he nosed out* the signs of trespass... She opened her eyes and headed up King St, peering into cafes as she passed, twitching her nostrils like a sniffer dog, nosing out the secret stash of illicit nectar that would, of course, be the momentary answer to all her problems. Synonyms detect, find, search out, discover, disclose, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, disinter, smell out, sniff out, follow the scent of, scent out, run to earth/ground 3 [no object, with adverbial of direction]* (Of a vehicle) move cautiously forward: he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space... With first gear engaged, and the second gearstick that controls the transfer box set to Low, the car noses down the sheer slope with amazing assurance. Technically speaking, it gives a warden free rein to issue a ticket as soon as the car noses into the bay. Every Sunday the long-bowed, canvas-canopied church boat nosed from dock to dock gathering the faithful. Synonyms move slowly, ease, inch, edge, move, manoeuvre, steer, slip, squeeze, slide; guide, push, tuck 3.1(Of a competitor) manage to achieve a leading position by a small margin: they nosed ahead by one point... Team-mate Muller then nosed ahead of Neal in the sprint to the finish line for third. This week's first position was secured by Ken Goddard, a newish member of the seniors, who nosed ahead of John with a score of 40 points. When second seed Vietnam nosed ahead of India ‘A’ at the finish, the home team had only itself to blame. Phrases by a nose count noses cut off one's nose to spite one's face get one's nose in front get up someone's nose give someone a bloody nose have one's nose in a book keep one's nose clean keep one's nose out of keep one's nose to the grindstone nose to tail not see further than one's (or the end of one's) nose on the nose put someone's nose out of joint turn one's nose up at under someone's nose with one's nose in the air Derivatives noseless /ˈnəʊzləs / adjective ... A noseless father has a repertoire of wooden noses he's made himself - one with a rose velvet lining, another painted with flowers. In previous oriental tales, Eblis had been portrayed as a clawed, noseless monster. The noseless man's beautiful daughter challenges her boyfriend, who ends up losing a body part, possibly on purpose, in order to fit in to her family. Origin Old English nosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā; also to ness. The Latin root of nose is nasus, which is the source of our word nasal (Middle English), and is also related to ness (Old English), meaning a headland or promontory. A nostril (Old English) is literally a ‘nose hole’. In Old English the word was spelled nosterl or nosthyrl, and came from nosu ‘nose’ and thyrl ‘hole’. Nozzle was originally an early 17th slang form of ‘nose’. To cut off your nose to spite your face was proverbial in both medieval Latin and French, and has been found in English since the mid 16th century. Since the 1780s a nose has been a spy or police informer. The idea of such a person being a ‘nose’, or ‘sticking their nose in’, is also found in words such as nark and snout, and in nosy. The first nosy parker appeared in a postcard caption from 1907, ‘The Adventures of Nosey Parker’, which referred to a peeping Tom in Hyde Park. Nosy itself goes back to 1620, in the sense ‘having a big nose’, and to at least the 1820s in the sense ‘inquisitive’. The common surname Parker was originally a name for the caretaker of a park or large enclosure of land. Rhymes appose, arose, Bose, brose, chose, close, compose, diagnose, self-diagnose, doze, enclose, expose, foreclose, froze, hose, impose, interpose, juxtapose, Montrose, noes, oppose, plainclothes, pose, propose, prose, rose, suppose, those, transpose, underexpose, uprose
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