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nose

/ˈnoʊz/

US UK

noun

plural noses

[count] :the part of the face or head through which a person or animal smells and breathes

The ball hit me right on/in the nose.

You need to wipe/blow your nose.

Stop picking your nose.

I have a runny/stuffy nose.

the long nose of the anteater

He got some water up his nose.

She wrinkled her nose in disgust.

[singular] :the ability to smell things :the sense of smell

That dog has a good nose. - often used figuratively

He is a good reporter with a nose for news. [=he's a reporter who is good at finding news]

a baseball scout with a nose for talent [=a scout who is good at finding new talent]

the front end or part of something [count]

usually singular

the nose of an airplane [noncount]

The whale measures 40 feet from nose to tail.

(Brit) The cars were nose to tail [=(US) bumper-to-bumper] on the highway today.

[singular] of wine :a particular smell

The wine has a lovely nose. [=bouquet]

as plain as the nose on your face

informal :very clear or obvious

The solution is as plain as the nose on your face.

by a nose

If an animal wins a race by a nose, it wins by a very short distance.

Secretariat won the race by a nose!

cut off your nose to spite your face

to do something that is meant to harm someone else but that also harms you

You can refuse to talk to her if you like, but you're just cutting off your nose to spite your face.

follow your nose

xem follow

get up someone's nose

Brit informal :to annoy or irritate (someone)

His jokes are really beginning to get up my nose. [=(US) get on my nerves]

have your nose in

If you have your nose in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc., you are reading it.

It seems like she always has her nose in a book [=she's always reading a book] whenever I see her.

hold your nose

to hold your nostrils together so that you cannot smell something

The smell was so bad that we had to hold our noses.

keep your nose clean

to stay out of trouble by behaving well

He is a former criminal who has kept his nose clean since he got out of prison.

keep your nose out of

to avoid becoming involved in (someone else's situation, problem, etc.)

It's not your problem, so keep your nose out of it.

lead someone (around) by the nose

informal :to completely control a person

I'm amazed that he lets them lead him around by the nose like that.

look down your nose at

xem look

nose in the air

If you have your nose in the air, you behave in a way that shows you think you are better than other people.

She walks around with her nose in the air like she's some big shot.

nose to the grindstone

xem grindstone

no skin off my nose

xem skin

on the nose

informal :very accurate :done very accurately

You hit it on the nose. [=you are exactly right]

Her prediction was right on the nose.

pay through the nose

informal :to pay a very high price

I found the perfect dress, but I paid through the nose for it.

powder your nose

xem powder

rub someone's nose in

xem rub

stick/poke your nose in/into

to get involved in or want information about (something that does not concern you)

He's always poking his nose into other people's business.

thumb your nose at

xem thumb

turn up your nose

or turn your nose up

to refuse to take or accept something because it is not good enough

I offered the cat some food, but it turned up its nose and walked away.

usually + at

They turned up their nose at our offer. [=they rejected our offer]

under your nose

used to describe something that you fail to see or notice even though you should

I don't know why you couldn't find itit's right here under your nose.

They were embezzling funds right under his nose.

The answer was right under our noses [=the answer was very obvious] the whole time.

verb

noses; nosed; nosing

[+ obj] :to push or move (something) with the nose

The horse nosed my hand.

Some animal must have nosed the lid off the garbage can.

The dog nosed the door open.

always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] of an animal :to search for or find something by smelling

The dogs were nosing around in the garbage.

always followed by an adverb or preposition :to move forward slowly or carefully [no obj]

The boat nosed around the bend. [+ obj]

I nosed my car into the parking space.

The car nosed its way into the street.

nose around

also Brit nose about [phrasal verb]

nose around/about or nose around/about (something) :to search for something (such as private or hidden information) in usually a quiet or secret way

She caught him nosing around in her papers/office.

The police nosed around the property for a while, but they didn't find anything.

nose out

[phrasal verb]

nose (someone or something) out or nose out (someone or something)

to defeat (someone or something) by a small amount in a race or other competition

My horse was/got nosed out at the finish line.

The home team barely nosed out the visitors.

to find (information) by careful searching

The detective nosed out some interesting information on the suspect.

* Các từ tương tự:
nose bag, nose cone, nose job, nose ring, nose tackle, nosebleed, nosed, nosedive, nose-dive