- [countable]
the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling things 鼻；鼻子 
She had dark eyes and a long narrow nose. 她长着黑色的眼睛和细长的鼻子。 He broke his nose in the fight. 他打架时打断了鼻梁。 She wrinkled her nose in disgust. 她厌恶地皱起鼻子。 He pressed his nose up against the window. 他把鼻子贴在窗户上。 - through your nose
Try to breathe through your nose. 试着用鼻子呼吸。 He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief). 他擤了擤鼻子。 a blocked/runny nose 堵塞的／流鼻涕的鼻子 Stop picking your nose! (= removing dirt from it with your finger) 别抠鼻孔了！ He held his nose as he passed the stinking dustbins. 他走过臭气熏天的垃圾箱时，捏着鼻子。 - (figurative)
He held his nose and voted for the bill anyway. 他捏着鼻子投票赞成这项法案。 He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose (= the hard part near the top). 他把眼镜往鼻梁上面推了推。
Collocations Physical appearancesee also Grecian nose, nasal, parson’s nose, Roman nosePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 - piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
偏分；中分
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿 - muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Homophones knows | noseknows nose- knows verb (third person of know)
Who knows what the future will bring? 谁知道将来会给我们带来什么呢？
- nose noun
Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. 用鼻子吸气，用嘴呼气。
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya1Cats have very sensitive noses and rely heavily on scent markings. 猫的鼻子非常灵敏，十分依赖气味标记。 Charlie pressed his nose against the window. 查利把鼻子贴在窗玻璃上。 He stuck his bulbous red nose back into his pint of beer. 他又把红红的蒜头鼻浸到了啤酒里。 He tapped his nose in a knowing gesture. 他轻轻地敲着鼻梁，一副了然于心的样子。 His nose wrinkled with distaste. 他嫌恶地皱起鼻子。 I had to wear a black moustache and false nose for the role. 为扮演这个角色，我必须戴黑色的小胡子和一个假鼻子。 She dressed up as a clown with a white face and red nose. 她打扮成小丑， 雪白的脸，红红的鼻子。 She walked with her shoulders back and her nose pointing skyward. 她抬头挺胸，鼻孔朝天地走 。 She was weeping loudly and her nose was running. 她大声哭着，鼻涕也流了下来。 She wrinkled her nose as if she had just smelled a bad smell. 她皱着鼻子，好像刚闻到臭味。 The boy sat there with his finger up his nose. 男孩坐在那儿，一根指头放在鼻子上。 The dog pushed its wet nose into my palm. 小狗用它湿湿的鼻头蹭我的手心。 The sharp nose and thin lips gave his face a very harsh look. 他的尖鼻子和薄嘴唇使他的模样看起来很严厉。 a child with a runny nose 流着鼻涕的孩子
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- bulbous
- huge
- …
- breathe through
- blow
- wipe
- …
- wrinkle
- twitch
- run
- …
- job
- ring
- bleed
- …
- through the nose
- up your nose
- the bridge of the nose
- with your nose in the air
- look down your nose at somebody
- …
- -nosed
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of nose mentioned 有…鼻子的 red-nosed 红鼻子的 large-nosed 大鼻子的
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics - [countable]
the front part of a plane, spacecraft, etc. （飞机、太空船等的）头部，头锥；机头 
Heat detectors are fitted in the nose of the missile. 热探测器安装在导弹的头部。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by airb1He pushed the nose down for the final approach. 他压低机头，准备着陆。 The plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway. 飞机机头降低，开始向跑道降落。
- [singular] a nose for something
a special ability for finding or recognizing something 发现（或辨别）事物的能力；嗅觉 - [singular]
a sense of smell 嗅觉 a dog with a good nose 嗅觉灵敏的狗 - (figurative)
Good noses can always smell a fight brewing. 好鼻子总能闻到战斗的味道。
- [singular]
a smell that is characteristic of a particular wine 特有的气味 This Cote de Beaune has a good nose, with apricot and raisin aromas. 这款波恩山坡葡萄酒有很好的香气，带有杏和葡萄干的香味。
Word OriginOld English nosu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neus, and more remotely to German Nase, Latin nasus, and Sanskrit nāsā.
Idioms
by a nose
- (informal) (of a victory or defeat)
by only a small amount (used mostly when talking about horse racing) 烦扰 He lost his first race by a nose but won the next three. 他以微弱优势输掉了第一场比赛，但赢得了接下来的三场比赛。 Glen's Diamond was declared the winner by a nose from the 11–4 favourite. 格伦的钻石以11比4的优势被宣布为冠军。
cut off your nose to spite your face
- (informal)
to do something when you are angry that is meant to harm somebody else but that also harms you （恼怒之下）伤人害己，损人不利己
follow your nose
get/have your nose/snout in the trough
- (British English, informal, disapproving)
if you say that people have their noses in the trough, you mean that they are trying to get a lot of money for themselves （为…）付过高的价
get up somebody’s nose
- (British English, informal)
to annoy somebody 烦扰
give somebody a bloody nose
to defeat somebody 烦扰 We have to give him a bloody nose in the election. 我们必须在选举中给他一个大鼻子。 Voters gave the government a bloody nose in the local elections. 选民在地方选举中给了政府重重一击。
have your head/nose in a book
to be reading 专心致志地阅读 She always has her nose in a book. 她总是埋头看书。
have your nose in something
- (informal)
to be reading something and giving it all your attention 专心致志地阅读 Peter always has his nose in a book. 彼得总是埋头看书。
have a nose round
- (British English, informal)
to look around a place; to look for something in a place 环视（某地）；在（某地）寻找 I’ll have a nose round and see what I can find. 我要四处看看，看看能找到什么。
it’s no skin off my, your, his, etc. nose
- (informal)
used to say that somebody is not upset or annoyed about something because it does not affect them in a bad way （指某人没有受到不良影响）这不关某人的事，这跟某人没关系
keep your nose clean
keep your nose out of something
to try not to become involved in things that should not really involve you 避免插手（他人的事）；尽力不卷入（或介入）
keep your nose to the grindstone
- (informal)
to work hard for a long period of time without stopping 连续辛勤地工作
lead somebody by the nose
- (informal)
to make somebody do everything you want; to control somebody completely 牵着某人的鼻子走；完全操纵（或控制）某人
look down your nose at somebody/something
- (informal, especially British English)
to behave in a way that suggests that you think that you are better than somebody or that something is not good enough for you 对…不屑一顾；蔑视 People who live in that area tend to look down their noses at their poorer neighbours. 住在那个地区的人往往瞧不起比他们穷的邻居。 They tend to look down their noses at people who drive small cars. 他们往往看不起开小型汽车的人。
nose to tail
- (British English)
if cars, etc. are nose to tail, they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them （汽车等）首尾相连（缓缓行进） The traffic was nose to tail for miles. 车辆头尾相连，绵延数英里。
on the nose
pay through the nose (for something)
- (informal)
to pay too much money for something （为…）付过高的价
(as) plain as a pikestaff | (as) plain as day | (as) plain as the nose on your face
very obvious 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见
poke/stick your nose into something
- (informal)
to try to become involved in something that should not involve you 多管闲事；插手（与己无关的事） He’s always poking his nose into other people’s business. 事情进展不顺利。
powder your nose
put somebody’s nose out of joint
- (informal)
to upset or annoy somebody, especially by not giving them enough attention （冷落）使难堪；惹恼
rub somebody’s nose in it
- (informal)
to keep reminding somebody in an unkind way of their past mistakes 揭疮疤；不断恶意提起某人以往的过失
thumb your nose at somebody/something
turn your nose up at something
- (informal)
to refuse something, especially because you do not think that it is good enough for you 拒绝；看不上；看不起 The children turn up their noses at almost everything I cook. 孩子们几乎瞧不上我烹制的任何东西。
under somebody’s nose (informal)
if something is under somebody’s nose, it is very close to them but they cannot see it 就在某人面前（却看不见） if something happens under somebody’s nose, they do not notice it even though it is not being done secretly 当着某人的面，就在某人眼皮底下（却没有被察觉）
with your nose in the air
- (informal)
in a way that is not friendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people 傲慢；看不起人；鼻孔朝天，自高自大 She walked in with her nose in the air, ignoring everyone. 她傲慢地走进来，谁也不理。