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单词 nose
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nose1/nohz/ noun

the projecting part above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling

the snout or muzzle of an animal

the sense of smell

use one's nose

the aroma or bouquet of something, esp wine

an instinct for detecting a certain thing

have a nose for a good story

informal an act of investigating

have a nose round the premises

the front end of a vehicle

a projecting part of something

by a nose

used in reference to a win: by a narrow margin

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

to damage one's own interests in one's eagerness to take revenge on another

follow one's nose

see follow

get one's nose in front

to manoeuvre oneself into a leading position

get up somebody's nose

informal to annoy somebody

give somebody a bloody nose

informal to defeat or thrash somebody soundly

keep one's nose clean

informal to stay out of trouble

keep one's nose out of

informal to refrain from interfering in (e.g. somebody else's business)

look down one's nose at

informal to show or express disdain for (a person or thing)

nose to tail

said of vehicles: in a long slow-moving queue

not see further than one's nose/the end of one's nose

informal to be limited to immediate considerations in forming a judgment

on the nose

informal said of betting on a horse: to win, as distinct from being placed

NAmer precisely

Aus, NZ bad-smelling; offensive

pay through the nose

informal to pay exorbitantly

put somebody's nose out of joint

informal to offend or affront somebody

rub somebody's nose in it

informal to remind somebody mischievously of a painful failure or mistake

turn one's nose up at

informal to show or express disdain for (a person or thing)

with one's nose in the air

haughtily

noseless adj
noselike adj
[Old English nosu]

nose2verb trans

said of an animal: to push its nose into or against (a person or thing)

to sniff (something) inquisitively

literary to scent (something) or detect it using one's sense of smell

But indeed, if you find him [the dead Polonius] not within this month, you shall nose him as you go up the stair, into the lobby — Shakespeare

verb intrans

(often + about/around) to pry

don't want the police nosing round

said of a vehicle or driver: to pull slowly forward

just nosing out of the garage

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