The flashcard teaches the word "nose," referring to the facial feature used for smelling and breathing. It also covers its use for the front of vehicles, the sense of smell, winning by a narrow margin, and as a verb meaning to move carefully.
The flashcard teaches the word "nose", which refers to the part of the face used for smelling and breathing. It can also refer to the front part of a vehicle, the sense of smell, or winning by a very small margin. The word can also be used as a verb to describe moving slowly and carefully.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]鼻子 Your nose is the part of your face which sticks out above your mouth. You use it for smelling and breathing.
[oft poss N]
She wiped her nose with a tissue...
她用纸巾擦了擦鼻子。
She's got funny eyes and a big nose.
她有一双古怪的眼睛和一个大鼻子。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](汽车或飞机的)前部；车头；机头 The nose of a vehicle such as a car or aeroplane is the front part of it.
[oft poss N]
Sue parked off the main street, with the van's nose pointing away from the street.
休把小货车停在远离大街的地方，车头背对着大街。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]嗅觉 You can refer to your sense of smell as your nose .
The river that runs through Middlesbrough became ugly on the eye and hard on the nose.
穿过米德尔斯伯勒的那条河变得污秽不堪、臭不可闻。
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[N-SING 单数名词](赛马中)以一鼻之差 If a horse wins a race by a nose, it wins by a very small distance.
[usu by a N]
[AM 美]
Chirkpar rattled past him on the right to snatch the prize by a nose.
一匹名为切厄克帕的赛马从他右侧疾驰而过，以一鼻之差获胜。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)小心翼翼地缓慢行驶 If a vehicle noses in a certain direction or if you nose it there, you move it slowly and carefully in that direction.
[V adv/prep]
[V n prep/adv]
He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward...
车慢慢向前开，他却看不见司机。
A motorboat nosed out of the mist and nudged into the branches of a tree...
一艘摩托艇缓缓驶出薄雾，蹭进一棵树的枝叶中。
Ben drove past them, nosing his car into the garage.
本小心翼翼地把车开进车库时从他们身边经过。
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See also:
hard-nosed
；
toffee-nosed
；
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[PHRASE 短语]行为规矩；不惹是非 If you keep your nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble.
[V and N inflect]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
If you kept your nose clean, you had a job for life.
如果你规规矩矩，就可以一辈子都捧着这个饭碗。
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[PHRASE 短语]笔直往前；沿最明显路线 If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.
[V and N inflect]
Just follow your nose and in about five minutes you're at the old railway.
径直往前开，大约5分钟就能到旧铁路线。
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[PHRASE 短语]凭直觉行事；凭本能行事 If you follow your nose, you do something in a particular way because you feel it should be done like that, rather than because you are following any plan or rules.
[V and N inflect]
You won't have to think, just follow your nose.
你不必思考，跟着你的直觉走。
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[PHRASE 短语]对…很敏感；很善于发现 If you say that someone has a nose for something, you mean that they have a natural ability to find it or recognize it.
[V inflects]
He had a nose for trouble and a brilliant tactical mind...
他善于发现问题，还总能想出高明的策略。
Gergen had a great sense of news, a good nose for trends, and a wide range of contacts.
格根有很强的新闻意识，对潮流嗅觉灵敏，而且人脉很广。
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[PHRASE 短语]使生气；惹…发火 If you say that someone or something gets up your nose, you mean that they annoy you.
[V and N inflect]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He's just getting up my nose so much at the moment.
他这会儿真让我生气。
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[PHRASE 短语]瞧不起；不把…放在眼里 If you say that someone looks down their nose at something or someone, you mean that they believe they are superior to that person or thing and treat them with disrespect.
[V and N inflect]
[disapproval]
I don't look down my nose at comedy...
我并不轻视喜剧。
They rather looked down their noses at anyone who couldn't speak French.
他们相当瞧不起不会说法语的人。
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[PHRASE 短语]付高价；付出过大代价 If you say that you paid through the nose for something, you are emphasizing that you had to pay what you consider too high a price for it.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
We don't like paying through the nose for our wine when eating out.
下馆子时，我们不喜欢在酒水上花很多钱。
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[PHRASE 短语]探问；探看；干预 If someone pokes their nose into something or sticks their nose into something, they try to interfere with it even though it does not concern them.
[V and N inflect]
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
We don't like strangers who poke their noses into our affairs...
我们不喜欢陌生人干预我们的事务。
Why did you have to stick your nose in?
你为什么非要插手？
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[PHRASE 短语]反复向…提及(不愉快的事)；揭…的疮疤 To rub someone's nose in something that they do not want to think about, such as a failing or a mistake they have made, means to remind them repeatedly about it.
[V and N inflect]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
His enemies will attempt to rub his nose in past policy statements.
他的对手会试图揪住他过去政策陈述的漏洞不放。
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[PHRASE 短语]跟别人怄气却害了自己；赌气做出不顾后果的事 If you say that someone is cutting off their nose to spite their face, you mean they do something that they think will hurt someone, without realizing or caring that it will hurt themselves as well.
[V inflects]
[disapproval]
There is evidence that the industry's greed means that it is cutting off its nose to spite its face.
有证据表明该产业的贪婪是在作茧自缚。
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[PHRASE 短语](车辆)首尾相连 If vehicles are nose to tail, the front of one vehicle is close behind the back of another.
[v-link PHR]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
...a line of about twenty fast-moving trucks driving nose to tail.
一排大约20辆首尾相接、快速行驶的卡车
in AM, use 美国英语用 bumper-to-bumper
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[PHRASE 短语]对…嗤之以鼻；蔑视 If you thumb your nose at someone, you behave in a way that shows that you do not care what they think.
[V and N inflect]
He has always thumbed his nose at the media.
他对媒体一直都嗤之以鼻。
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[PHRASE 短语]对…不屑一顾；嫌弃 If you turn up your nose at something, you reject it because you think that it is not good enough for you.
[V and N inflect]
I'm not in a financial position to turn up my nose at several hundred thousand pounds.
我的经济境况使我无法对几十万英镑无动于衷。
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[PHRASE 短语]当着…的面；在…的眼皮底下 If you do something under someone's nose, you do it right in front of them, without trying to hide it from them.
[N inflects]
Okay so have an affair, but not right under my nose.
有外遇就有外遇好了，但别在我眼皮底下。
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to put someone's nose out of joint→see:
joint
；
相关词组：
nose around
Oxford
nose★/nəʊz; NAmEnoʊz/
noun
,
verb
nosenosesnosednosingnoun★1★[countable ]the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling things 鼻；鼻子◆He broke his nose in the fight.他打架时打断了鼻梁。◆She wrinkled her nose in disgust.她厌恶地皱起鼻子。◆He blew his nose(= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief). 他擤了擤鼻子。◆a blocked/runny nose堵塞的╱流鼻涕的鼻子◆Stop picking your nose!(= removing dirt from it with your finger)别抠鼻孔了！☞collocationsat
physical
☞see also
nasal
(1 ),
parson's nose
,
Roman nose
2-nosed( in adjectives 构成形容词) having the type of nosementioned 有…鼻子的◆red-nosed红鼻子的◆large-nosed大鼻子的☞see also
hard-nosed
,
toffee-nosed
3[countable ]the front part of a plane, spacecraft,etc. （飞机、太空船等的）头部，头锥4[singular ]a nosefor sth a special ability for finding or recognizing sth 发现（或辨别）事物的能力；嗅觉SYN
instinct
◆As a journalist, she has always had a nose for a good story.作为一名记者，她总是能够捕捉到好新闻。5[singular ]a sense of smell 嗅觉◆a dog with a good nose嗅觉灵敏的狗6[singular ](of wine 葡萄酒)a characteristic smell 特有的气味SYN
bouquet
IDIOMScut off your nose to spite your ˈface( informal) to do sth when you are angry that is meant to harm sb else but which also harms you （恼怒之下）伤人害己，损人不利己get up sb's ˈnose( BrE) ( informal) to annoy sb 烦扰have your nose in ˈsth( informal) to be reading sth and giving it all your attention 专心致志地（阅读）have a nose ˈround( BrE) ( informal) to look around a place; to look for sth in a place 环视（某地）；在（某地）寻找keep your ˈnose clean( informal) to avoid doing anything wrong or illegal 循规蹈矩；不做违法的事◆Since leaving prison, he's managed to keep his nose clean.自从出狱以来，他已做到规规矩矩。keep your nose out of sthto try not to become involved in things that do not concern you 避免插手（他人的事）；尽力不卷入（或介入）keep your nose to the ˈgrindstone( informal) to work hard for a long period of time without stopping 连续辛勤地工作look down your ˈnose at sb/sth( informal) ( especially BrE) to behave in a way that suggests that you think that you are better than sb or that sth is not good enough for you 对…不屑一顾；蔑视SYN
look down on
ˌnose to ˈtail( BrE) if cars, etc. are nose to tail,they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them （汽车等）首尾相连（缓缓行进）on the ˈnose( informal) ( especially NAmE) exactly 准确地；确切地◆The budget should hit the $136 billion target on the nose.预算应该正好达到 1 360 亿元的目标。poke/stick your nose into ˈsth( informal) to try to become involved in sth that does not concern you 多管闲事；插手（与己无关的事）put sb's ˈnose out of joint( informal) to upset or annoy sb, especially by not giving them enough attention （冷落）使难堪；惹恼turn your ˈnose up at sth( informal) to refuse sth, especially because you do not think that it is good enough for you 拒绝；看不上；看不起under sb's ˈnose( informal) 1if sth is under sb's nose,it is very close to them but they cannot see it 就在某人面前（却看不见）◆I searched everywhere for the letter and it was under my nose all the time!我到处找这封信，可它一直就在我面前。2if sth happens under sb's nose,they do not notice it even though it is not being done secretly 当着某人的面，就在某人眼皮底下（却没有被察觉）◆The police didn't know the drugs ring was operating right under their noses.警方不知道贩毒集团就在他们的眼皮底下运作。with your nose in the air( informal) in a way that is unfriendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people 傲慢；看不起人；鼻孔朝天，自高自大☞more at
follow
,
lead
1v.,
pay
v.,
plain
adj.,
powder
v.,
rub
v.,
skin
n.,
thumb
v.verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to move forward slowly and carefully 小心翼翼地向前移动+ adv./prep.◆The plane nosed down through the thick clouds.飞机穿透厚厚的云层慢慢向下降落。noseyour way + adv./prep. ◆The taxi nosed its way back into the traffic.出租车慢慢地汇入车流。2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.(of an animal 动物)to search for sth or push sth with its nose （用鼻子）嗅，拱，顶◆Dogs nosed around in piles of refuse.一群狗在垃圾堆上嗅来嗅去。PHRASAL VERBSˌnose aˈbout/aˈround (for sth)to look for sth, especially information about sb 探查；打探；搜寻SYNpoke about/around◆We found a man nosing around in our backyard.我们发现有个人在我们后院里找什么东西。ˌnose sth↔ˈout( informal) to discover information about sb/sth by searching for it 侦察出；打探出；查出◆Reporters nosed out all the details of the affair.记者们打探出了这件事情的所有细节。nose/nəʊz; NAmEnoʊz/
LDC
nose1 noun
nose2 verb
nosenose1 /nəʊz $ noʊz/ ●●●S2W2 noun
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1on your face [countable] the part of a person’s or animal’s face used for smelling or breathing → nasal, nostril: Someone punched him on the nose.2(right) under somebody’s nosea)if something bad or illegal happens under someone’s nose, they do not notice it even though it is happening very close to them and they should have noticed it: The drugs were smuggled in right under the noses of the security guards.b)if something is right under someone’s nose, they cannot see it even though it is very close to them: The key was right under my nose all the time.3stick/poke your nose into something to become involved in something that does not concern you, in a way that annoys people → nosy: She always has to stick her nose into matters that do not concern her.4keep your nose out (of something) spoken to avoid becoming involved in something that does not concern you: I wish he’d keep his nose out of my business!5turn your nose up (at something) informal to refuse to accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you: My children turn their noses up at home cooking.6with your nose in the air behaving as if you are more important than other people and not talking to them: She just walked past with her nose in the air.7have a (good) nose for something to be naturally good at finding and recognizing something: a reporter with a good nose for a story8get (right) up somebody’s nose British English spoken to annoy someone very much: I wish he wouldn’t keep interrupting. It really gets up my nose.9keep your nose clean spoken to make sure you do not get into trouble, or do anything wrong or illegal: Sid’s got to keep his nose clean or he’ll end up back in prison.10on the nose American English spoken exactly: He gets up at 6 a.m. on the nose every morning.11keep your nose to the grindstone informal to work very hard, without stopping to rest: Jim had decided he was going to keep his nose to the grindstone.12have your nose in a book/magazine/newspaper to be reading a book etc, especially with a lot of interest: She always had her nose in a book.13by a nose if a horse wins a race by a nose, it only just wins14have a nose around British English spoken to look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there15 put somebody’s nose out of joint informal to annoy someone, especially by attracting everyone’s attention away from them: His nose has been put a bit out of joint ever since Marion got here.16nose to tail especially British English cars, buses etc that are nose to tail are in a line without much space between them: Traffic was nose to tail for three miles.17plane [countable] the pointed front end of a plane,rocket etc18smell [singular] the smell of a wine or tobaccoSYN bouquet →
hard-nosed
, brown-nose
, → cut off your nose to spite your face
at cut(10)
, → nose job
, → lead somebody by the nose
at lead1(16)
, → look down your nose at somebody/something
at look1(8)
, → pay through the nose
at pay1(16)
, → as plain as the nose on your face
at plain1(1)
, → poke your nose into something
at poke1(7)
, → powder your nose
at powder2(2)
, → rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt
at rub1(9)
, → thumb your nose at somebody/something
at thumb2(2)
COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbig· See that guy over there, the one with the big nose?small· She had high cheekbones and a small nose.long· His nose was long and his chin square.straight· Her nose was long, straight and elegant.runny (=with liquid coming out)· A runny nose may be the result of an allergic reaction.snotty (=with unpleasant thick liquid coming out)· a group of dirty children with snotty nosesblocked (=so that you cannot breathe easily)· My nose is really blocked and I can't smell anything.red (=because you are cold or drunk, or have a cold)· His nose was red from the cold.a snub/turned-up nose (=one that curves up at the end)· She had big eyes and a turned-up nose.a hooked nose (=one that curves down at the end)· an old man with a hooked nosea Roman/aquiline nose formal (=one that curves out near the top)· He had a thin face with an aquiline nose.a broken nose (=one that is not straight because the bone has been broken by a hit or fall)· a boxer with a broken noseverbsblow your nose (=clear your nose by blowing strongly into a piece of soft paper or cloth)· She blew her nose on a large white handkerchief.wipe your nose (=wipe liquid away from your nose)· The boy wiped his nose on his sleeve.pick your nose (=remove substances from inside your nose with your finger)· Stop picking your nose, Freddy.wrinkle your nose (=move the muscles near your nose when you do not like something)· Susan looked at the meal and wrinkled her nose.hold your nose (=so that you cannot smell a bad smell)· The smell was so revolting that I had to hold my nose.breathe through your nose· Close your eyes and breathe through your nose.somebody's nose is running (=liquid is coming out)· She was crying hard and her nose was running.phrasesthe bridge of your nose (=the upper part, between your eyes)· Sam pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose.
nose1 noun
nose2 verb
nosenose2 verb
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[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] if a vehicle, boat etc noses forward, or if you nose it forward, it moves forward slowlySYN edgenose its way along/through etc something The bus nosed its way along the street. She carefully nosed the car forward through the traffic.nose around (also nose about (something) British English) phrasal verb informalto look around a place in order to try to find something, when there is no one else there: What were you doing nosing around in my office?nose into phrasal verb informalto try to find out private information about someone or something, especially in a way that is annoyingnose out phrasal verb informal1to discover some information that someone else does not want you to discover: The media always manage to nose out some interesting facts about a politician’s past life.2to defeat someone by a very small amount in a race, competition etc
WDF
nose
[nəʊz]nosed, nosing, noses
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v18713
521
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NOUN2914
420394
VERB25528
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noses[3975] nosing[561]
鼻子(91%)，嗅觉(6%)，探听(1%)，突出部分(1%)，嗅到(1%)
n.鼻子；嗅觉；突出的部分；探问
vt.嗅；用鼻子触
vi.小心探索着前进；探问
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