| 释义 |
snout
I. \ˈsnau̇t, usu -au̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English snute, snoute; akin to Middle Dutch snute snout, German schnauze, Norwegian snut snout, and probably to Old High German snuzza nasal mucus — more at snot
1.
a. obsolete : the trunk of an elephant
b. : the long projecting nose of any of various mammals (as a swine); also : the anterior prolongation of the head of various animals
< a weevil with a long snout >
: rostrum
c. : the human nose especially when large or grotesque
< over the gruesomely fattened snout, her scarlet eyes stared — Jean Stafford >
2. : something resembling an animal's snout in position, function, or shape: as
a.
(1) : prow
(2) : the projecting front of an automotive chassis
b.
(1) : nozzle
(2) : muzzle
c. : a projecting mass of rock : promontory
d. : the terminal face of a glacier
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to furnish with a snout, nozzle, or point
intransitive verb
: to dig with or as if with a snout : grub
< snouted into pails and old crocks in the back yard — Paul de Kruif > |