【nose】的翻译、意思

美: [noz]

英: [nəʊz]

1.n. 鼻子；嗅觉；突出的部分；探问

2.vt. 嗅；用鼻子触

3.vi. 小心探索着前进；探问

CET4   TEM4    ( nosing, nosed, noses ) 

1. [N-COUNT] Your nose is the part of your face which sticks out above your mouth. You use it for smelling and breathing. 鼻子

例：She wiped her nose with a tissue.她用一张纸巾擦了擦鼻子。

2. [N-COUNT] The nose of a vehicle such as an aeroplane or a boat is the front part of it. (飞机、船等的) 前部

例：They went over to the aeroplane and stood near its nose.他们朝飞机走了过去并站在靠近机头的地方。

3. [N-COUNT] You can refer to your sense of smell as your nose. 嗅觉

例：The river that runs through Middlesbrough became ugly on the eye and hard on the nose.那条流经米德尔斯伯勒的河变得丑不忍睹，臭不可闻。

4. [V-T/V-I] If a vehicle noses in a certain direction or if you nose it there, you move it slowly and carefully in that direction. 使缓慢行驶; 缓慢行驶

例：He could not see the driver as the car nosed forward.当那辆车缓慢向前行驶时，他看不见司机。

例：A motorboat nosed out of the mist and nudged into the branches of a tree.一艘摩托艇缓缓地驶出薄雾，轻触上一棵树的枝条。

5. [[非正式]] If you keep your nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble. 行为规矩

例：If you kept your nose clean, you had a job for life.你要是规规矩矩的，就一辈子会有工作。

6. [PHRASE] If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route. 直着往前走; 沿最明显路线

例：Just follow your nose and in about five minutes you're at the old railway.就直着往前走大约五分钟你会到达旧铁道。

7. [PHRASE] 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. 凭直觉行事

例：You won't have to think, just follow your nose.你不必考虑，凭直觉行事就行。

8. [PHRASE] If you say that someone has a nose for something, you mean that they have a natural ability to find it or recognize it. 有发现…的能力; 善于识别

例：He had a nose for trouble and a brilliant tactical mind.他有发现问题的能力和一个精于谋略的头脑。

9. [[表不满]] 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. 轻视

例：I don't look down my nose at comedy.我不轻视喜剧。

10. [[非正式]] 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. 花大价钱

例：We don't like paying through the nose for our wine when eating out.我们在外面吃饭时不喜欢将大把的钱花在酒水上。

11. [[非正式]] 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. 管闲事

例：We don't like strangers who poke their noses into our affairs.我们不喜欢那些干预我们事务的陌生人。

12. [[非正式]] 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. 揭 (某人的) 伤疤; 抓住 (某人的过失等) 不放

例：His enemies will attempt to rub his nose in past policy statements.他的对手们将试图揪住他过去政策声明中的纰漏不放。

13. [PHRASE] If you turn up your nose at something, you reject it because you think that it is not good enough for you. 对…不屑一顾

例：I'm not in a financial position to turn up my nose at several hundred thousand dollars.我没有达到对几十万美元不屑一顾的经济境况。

14. [PHRASE] If you do something under someone's nose, you do it right in front of them, without trying to hide it from them. 当着…的面

例：We've been married 25 years and this carrying on under my nose was the last straw.我们已经结婚25年了，而我眼皮底下发生的这事儿使我最终忍无可忍。