英语词汇“to show one's nose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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to show one's nose

(c) to show one's nose: to appear or go in person; similarly to put one's nose inside (a place).

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a1704 T. Brown Acct. Conversat. Liberty of Conscience in Duke of Buckingham Misc. Wks. (1705) II. i. 126 He durst hardly show his Nose over his hatch.

1712 J. Gay Mohocks ii. 6 A Man of Reputation would never be able to show his Nose after such an Affront.

1788 S. Low Politician Out-witted i. iii Why the Jews wou'dn't dare for to show their noses out o'doors.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxix. 334 The instant she showed her nose round the point, we began our salute. She came in under top-gallant sails.

1863 A. Trollope Rachel Ray I. xiv. 289 A week ago I was at home there; now I daren't show my nose in the house.

1917 R. Fry Let. 23 Nov. (1972) II. 420 Millions of people..catch me on the telephone the moment I just put my nose inside the Omega.

1935 J. Buchan House of Four Winds i. 42 I should like to put my nose inside Evallonia just to say I'd been there.

1995 S. Barry Only True Hist. Lizzie Finn ii, in Plays: One (1997) 232 It was to give to our child, should he show his nose, or she.

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to show one's neb (also nose, etc.)

Frequently in expressions in which the part of the body is understood, by synecdoche, to stand for the whole, and which thus convey the meaning ‘to allow oneself to be seen, to make an appearance’; apparently earliest in to show one's neb (also nose, etc.), and later also in to show one's face, to show one's head, etc. (see also face n. Phrases 1b, head n.¹ Phrases 4o).

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单词	to show one's nose
释义	> as lemmas to show one's nose (c) to show one's nose: to appear or go in person; similarly to put one's nose inside (a place). ΚΠ a1704 T. Brown Acct. Conversat. Liberty of Conscience in Duke of Buckingham Misc. Wks. (1705) II. i. 126 He durst hardly show his Nose over his hatch. 1712 J. Gay Mohocks ii. 6 A Man of Reputation would never be able to show his Nose after such an Affront. 1788 S. Low Politician Out-witted i. iii Why the Jews wou'dn't dare for to show their noses out o'doors. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxix. 334 The instant she showed her nose round the point, we began our salute. She came in under top-gallant sails. 1863 A. Trollope Rachel Ray I. xiv. 289 A week ago I was at home there; now I daren't show my nose in the house. 1917 R. Fry Let. 23 Nov. (1972) II. 420 Millions of people..catch me on the telephone the moment I just put my nose inside the Omega. 1935 J. Buchan House of Four Winds i. 42 I should like to put my nose inside Evallonia just to say I'd been there. 1995 S. Barry Only True Hist. Lizzie Finn ii, in Plays: One (1997) 232 It was to give to our child, should he show his nose, or she. extracted from nosen. to show one's neb (also nose, etc.) Frequently in expressions in which the part of the body is understood, by synecdoche, to stand for the whole, and which thus convey the meaning ‘to allow oneself to be seen, to make an appearance’; apparently earliest in to show one's neb (also nose, etc.), and later also in to show one's face, to show one's head, etc. (see also face n. Phrases 1b, head n.¹ Phrases 4o).extracted from showv. < as lemmas
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