the long nose and area around the mouth of some types of animal, such as a pig (猪等动物的)口鼻部,吻 compare muzzleTopics Animalsc2- (informal, humorous)
a person’s nose (人的)鼻子 a part of something that sticks out at the front 吻状突出物 the snout of a pistol 手枪枪管
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German snūt; related to snot.
Idioms
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 钱槽;钱眼