nose
n
1 [C] part of the face above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling 鼻子
give sb a punch on the nose 打某人鼻子一拳. =>illus at head 見插圖head. =>Usage at body 用法見body.
2 [C] thing like a nose in shape or position, eg the front of an aircraft body, the front of a car, etc (形狀或位置)似鼻子的東西(如飛機的機首、 汽車的前端等)
He brought the aircraft's nose up and made a perfect landing. 他拉起機頭, 平穩地降落下來. =>illus at aircraft 見aircraft插圖.
3 [sing]
(a) sense of smell 嗅覺
a dog with a good nose 嗅覺靈敏的狗.
(b) ~ for sth (infml 口) an ability to detect or find sth 探查或發現某事物的能力
a reporter with a nose for news, scandal, etc 善於搜尋新聞、 丑聞等的記者.
4 (idm 習語) be no skin off one's nose => skin. blow one's nose => blow1. by a nose by a very small margin 以少許之差
The horse won by a nose. 那匹馬以微弱優勢險勝.
The candidate lost the election by a nose. 那候選人以微弱之差競選失敗. ,cut off one's ,nose to ,spite one's `face (infml 口) hurt oneself in trying to take revenge on sb else 想報復別人而害了自己
If you refuse her help because you're angry with her, you're cutting off your nose to spite your face. 你要是因為跟她賭氣而拒絕她的幫助, 那你是自討苦吃. follow one's nose => follow. get up sb's `nose (sl 俚) annoy sb 惹惱某人; 使人生厭
Her cheeky remarks really get up my nose! 她那些不要臉的話真惹我生氣! have one's nose in sth (infml 口) read sth very attentively 專心地閱讀某物
Peter's always got his nose in a book. 彼得總是專心地看書. keep one's `nose clean (infml 口) avoid doing anything unacceptable, illegal, etc 不做討厭、 違法等的事
If you keep your nose clean, the boss might promote you. 你若是規規矩矩的, 老板就可能提拔你. keep one's/sb's nose to the `grindstone (infml 口) keep oneself/sb working hard 使自己[某人]努力工作. lead sb by the nose => lead3. look down one's `nose at sb/sth (infml 口) treat sb/sth with contempt 輕視、 蔑視某人[某事物]
I gave the dog some lovely steak, and he just looked down his nose at it! 我給狗一些挺好的肉排, 可它卻看不上. on the `nose (esp US sl 俚) precisely; exactly 正好; 恰好; 準確
You've hit it (ie described or understood it) on the nose! 你描述得恰到好處. pay through the nose => pay2. plain as the nose on one's face => plain1. poke/stick one's nose into sth (infml 口) interfere in sth although it is not one's concern 干預、 插手與己無關的事; 管閑事
Don't go poking your nose into other people's business! 少管閑事! put sb's `nose out of joint (infml 口) embarrass, offend or annoy sb 使某人難堪; 冒犯或惹惱某人
He's so conceited that when she refused his invitation, it really put his nose out of joint. 他很自負, 她沒接受他的邀請可把他的鼻子氣歪了. rub sb's nose in it => rub2. thumb one's nose at sb/sth => thumb v. turn one's `nose up at sth (infml 口) treat sth with contempt 輕視、 蔑視某事物; 看不起; 看不上
She turned her nose up at my small donation. 她嫌我捐贈微薄而嗤之以鼻. (right) under sb's (very) `nose (infml 口)
(a) directly in front of sb 就在某人面前
I put the bill right under his nose so that he couldn't miss it. 我把帳單就放在他眼前, 他不會看不見的.
(b) in sb's presence, usu without him noticing anything 當著某人面(通常未被其察覺); 在某人眼皮下、 鼻子尖底下
They were having an affair under my very nose, and I didn't even realize! 他們就在我眼皮底下勾搭上了, 而我竟沒看出來! with o...
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*[n?uz]n. 鼻子, 突出部分, 嗅覺vt. 嗅到, 探出, 用鼻子觸vi. 聞, 嗅, 探聽, 告密【醫】 鼻相關詞組: follow one's nose fuddle one's nose have sb's nose out of joint in spite of sb's nose keep one's nose clean lead sb by the nose look down one's nose at make a long nose nose down nose over nose to nose nose up on the nose pay through the nose put sb's nose out of joint under sb's very nose nose sth out pull sb's nose run at the nose snap sb's nose off speak through one's nose turn up one's nose at have a good nose nose on sb develop a good nose for as plain as the nose in your face bite sb's nose off blow one's nose by a nose win by a nose