nose/nəʊz/

n

1. C 鼻，鼻子

• blow one's nose 擤鼻子

2. C 船头；车头；飞机头

• the nose of a missile 导弹头部

3. 用作单 嗅觉

• Dogs have a good nose. 狗的嗅觉很好。

词组by a nose 以一鼻之差；以极小差距

• He passed the exam by a nose. 他差一点就考试不及格。

cut off one's nose to spite one's face 想报复别人反害了自己；因恼怒而做某事（尽管结果会伤害自己） follow one's nose

1. 一直向前走

• Just follow your nose along this road and you'll see the building. 沿着这条路一直往前走，你就会看到那座大楼。

2. 凭直觉，凭本能

• I found the place by following my nose. 我凭直觉找到了那个地方。

fuddle one's nose 见fuddle get up sb.'s nose 惹恼某人

• That fellow really got up my nose by saying that. 那个小伙子那样说真的让我很恼火。

have one's nose in a book 专心读书 have one's nose in sth. 好管闲事

• He always has his nose in others' business. 他总是好管别人的闲事。

hold one's nose in the air 傲慢，目中无人 keep one's nose clean 安分守己；洁身自好；不做让人讨厌（或违法）的事

• The teacher warned the boy to keep his nose clean unless he wanted to be expelled from school. 老师警告那个男孩子，如果他不想被开除就老实些。

keep one's nose out (of) 不干预，不过问

• Keep your nose out of my business. 不要管我的事。

keep(或hold, put) one's nose to the grindstone 使自己努力工作

• Our boss kept our nose to the grindstone all the time. 我们的上司让我们一天到晚地忙。

look down one's nose at 轻视，小看

• Never look down your nose at farmers. 千万不要看不起农民。

nose to tail 首尾相接(尤指堵车时汽车一辆接一辆) on the nose

1. 正好；精确地

• The ball hit the window on the nose. 球正打在窗户上。

• It's twelve o'clock on the nose. 刚好12点钟。

2. （赛马或赛狗等）很可能获胜

pay through the nose 花费过高；代价过大

• You have to pay through the nose for everything in wartime. 战时你要买什么都得花大价钱。

poke(或stick) one's nose into 干预；管闲事

• Don't poke your nose into others' private affairs. 不要干预别人的私事。

put sb.'s nose out of joint

1. 挤掉某人，取代某人

• You've to work hard, otherwise, someone else'll put your nose out of joint. 你必须要努力工作，否则就要被别人取代。

2. 使某人心烦意乱；使某人计划落空

thumb one's nose at sb.(或sth.)

1. 轻蔑，嘲笑

2. （拇指放在鼻尖，其余手指张开并摆动）表示轻蔑

turn up one's nose at 轻视，看不起

• He turns up his nose at anyone who hasn't had a college education. 他对没有受过大学教育的人一律看不起。

(right) under sb.'s (very) nose 就在某人眼前；当着某人的面

• They robbed me under the nose of the police. 他们当着警察的面偷走了我的东西。