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单词 nose
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nosenoun [ C ]

uk/nəʊz/us/noʊz/

nose noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

A1 the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell:

a large/long/pointed nose
I had a sore throat and a runny nose (= liquid coming out of the nose).
Come on now, stop crying and blow your nose .
See also
nasal

specialized food & drink the particular smell of a wine:

a wine praised for its smoky nose

More examples

  • She took out her handkerchief and blew her nose loudly.
  • Menthol can help to clear your nose when you have a cold.
  • Her hands were covered in dust and she had a black smudge on her nose.
  • She wondered if she should take out her nose stud for the job interview.
  • She had plastic surgery on her nose to straighten it.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

The head & face

  • -cheeked
  • -chinned
  • -faced
  • chin
  • countenance
  • dimple
  • facial
  • facies
  • frontalis
  • hairline
  • mandible
  • mug
  • nape
  • neck
  • nucha
  • nuchal
  • pes anserinus
  • splenius
  • temple
  • temporal

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The head & neck of non-human animals
Wines & winemaking
Smells & smelling

nose noun [ C ] (VEHICLE)

the front of a vehicle, especially an aircraft:

The symbol was painted on each side of the plane's nose.

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Air travel: parts of aeroplanes

  • -nosed
  • aisle
  • autopilot
  • barf bag
  • canopy
  • fixed-wing
  • flight recorder
  • fuselage
  • joystick
  • nose cone
  • pod
  • propeller
  • retrorocket
  • rudder
  • safety belt
  • shell
  • skid
  • spoiler
  • starboard
  • wing

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Idiom(s)

be (right) under your nose
by a nose
get up sb's nose
have your nose in a book
have a (good) nose for sth
keep your nose clean
keep your nose out of sth
keep/put your nose to the grindstone
nose in the air
nose to tail
not see/look, etc. beyond/past the end of your nose
on the nose
stick your nose into sth
put sb's nose out of joint
(from) under your nose

noseverb

uk/nəʊz/us/noʊz/

nose verb (SEARCH)

[ I usually + adv/prep ] informal to look around or search in order to discover something, especially something that other people do not want you to find:

There were some reporters nosing about/around.
The police came in and started nosing into drawers and looking through papers.

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Searching

  • a needle in a haystack idiom
  • beachcomber
  • bounty hunter
  • burrow
  • cast around
  • dig
  • drag
  • once-over
  • pick
  • pick through sth
  • poke
  • poke around
  • seek
  • shake
  • strip search
  • trail
  • turn a place inside out idiom
  • turn sth upside down idiom
  • wanted
  • wild-goose chase

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nose verb (VEHICLE)

[ I or T, + adv/prep ] to (make a vehicle) move forwards slowly and carefully:

The car nosed out of the side street, its driver peering anxiously around.
He carefully nosed his lorry into the small space.

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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles

  • aquaplaning
  • back sth up
  • boxed in
  • bump start
  • bus driver
  • car seat
  • carve
  • corner
  • dip
  • driver
  • driving
  • foot
  • hold the road idiom
  • manoeuvring
  • motor
  • motorist
  • mph
  • pull away
  • scorch
  • turning circle

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Slow and moving slowly

Phrasal verb(s)

nose sth out
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