nose词组,隐喻,短语

nose

nosenose[nəʊz],nose a'round (BrE also ,nose a'bout) (for sth )(informal)1.■to go around trying to find out sth about sb/sth, particularly when you should not do this打探；探察；搜寻:I’m just nosing about for clues.我正在寻找线索。[G]v+adv,nose sb 'out (informal)2.■to defeat sb by a small amount, for example in a race or an election以微弱优势打败:She was nosed out of first place by her old rival.她被老对手以微弱优势击败丢掉了冠军。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,nose sth 'out (informal)3.■to discover some information by searching for it侦察到；打探到；查出:That man can nose a news story out anywhere.那人到任何地方都能挖出新闻。[synonym]sniff sth out[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n