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nose /BrE nəʊz; NAmE noʊz/ ► SEE ALLnose aroundnose sb out nose sth out ●ˌnose aˈround (BrE also ˌnose aˈbout) (for sth) (informal) to go around trying to find out sth about sb/sth, particularly when you should not do this 打探;探听;搜寻◆I’m just nosing about for clues. 我正在寻找线索。[v + adv]●ˌnose sb ˈout (informal) to defeat sb by a small amount, for example in a race or an election 以微小差距战胜;以微弱优势胜过;险胜◆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。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]●ˌnose sth ˈout (informal) to discover some information by searching for it 打探到;探听到;查出◆That man can nose a news story out anywhere. 那人到任何地方都能挖出新闻。SYN sniff sth out[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] |