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单词 nostril
释义
nostril
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A nostril is one of the two holes in your nose through which you breathe, smell, and (sometimes) sneeze. Try not to get anything stuck in your nostrils; they're important passageways!
Your nostrils are extremely important, since they provide a direct connection to your lungs — for air — and your olfactory nerves, which your body uses to smell things. You are almost certainly aware of your two external nostrils, but you may not know that you've got two more, inside your head at the very back of the nasal cavity. Most animals have nostrils, even fish — though they use theirs only for smelling, not for breathing. Fittingly, the Old English source of nostril, nosðirl, translates to "the hole of the nose."
WORD FAMILY
nostril: nostrils
USAGE EXAMPLES
I administered diuretics and fitted an oxygen tube to his nostrils.
The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)
Nose scrunched up, nostrils flared, smile playing on her lips.
New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)
The new smell of sweat and old smell of cologne filled my nostrils.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003)
n either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
Syn|Hyper
anterior naris
naris
any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
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