either of the two openings at the end of the nose that you breathe through 鼻孔 The horse flared its nostrils. 那匹马张开鼻孔。 The smell of decay lingered in her nostrils. 腐烂的气味在她鼻子里久久不散。 The stench of the cellar filled my nostrils. 我鼻子里全是地窖发出的恶臭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + nostril- fill
- flare
- hair
- in your nostrils
- through your nostrils
Word OriginOld English nosterl, nosthyrl, from nosu ‘nose’ + thȳr(e)l ‘hole’.