nose around
nose around 意为四处探查或打听，常用于非正式场合。
The detective nosed around the office looking for clues.
侦探在办公室里到处打听寻找线索。
缓慢前行；使（车辆、飞机等）朝某方向行驶
nosing — present participle of nose
探听；打探；窥探；嗅出；闻出；用鼻子拱；用鼻子蹭；以微弱优势击败；险胜；俯冲；急速下降
To move or travel slowly and cautiously, or to steer a vehicle or aircraft in a particular direction.
前端缓慢谨慎地前进。
To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
窥探,打探。
To snoop.
凭嗅觉察觉,或像凭嗅觉一样察觉。
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
用鼻子推；用鼻蹭。
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
以微弱优势战胜；常与out连用。
To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.
用鼻音说话；带鼻音发音。
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
给......装上鼻子。
To furnish with a nose.
面对；与......正面相对。
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
陡峭角度俯冲；俯冲。
To dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive
机头或船头朝向特定方向行进。
To travel with the nose of the plane/ship aimed in a particular direction.
一般现在时
The dog noses around the garden.
狗在花园里到处嗅。
一般过去时
He nosed out the secret.
他探出了秘密。
作为动词时，意为闻、嗅或探听
The dog nosed the ball across the yard.
狗用鼻子把球拱过院子。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示用鼻子推动或触碰
She nosed around the old house looking for clues.
她在老房子里到处探听，寻找线索。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示探听或四处查看
He nosed his way through the crowd to the front.
他用鼻子开路，挤过人群到了前面。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示用鼻子开路或挤过
nose around 意为四处探查或打听，常用于非正式场合。
The detective nosed around the office looking for clues.
侦探在办公室里到处打听寻找线索。
Stop nosing into my private affairs!
别打探我的私事！
nose out 可指用嗅觉发现，也可引申为秘密地发现。
The dog nosed out the hidden drugs.
狗嗅出了藏匿的毒品。
The horse nosed my hand gently.
马轻轻地用鼻子碰我的手。
grammar · medium
易错句子I nosed the flower.
正确表达I smelled the flower.
动词nose作及物动词时通常表示用鼻子触碰或探查某物，如动物用鼻子拱，而一般的闻气味应使用smell。此处误将nose当作smell的同义词使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dog nosed the drug.
正确表达The dog nosed out the drug.
动词nose表示‘嗅出、探查’时，常与out搭配构成短语动词nose out，表示‘嗅到、发现’。遗漏out会导致意义不完整或产生歧义。
针对“（车辆、船等）前端缓慢谨慎地前进”这一义项；back 作动词表示向后移动，方向正好相反。
与 nose 的“小心前进”相对，reverse 强调向相反方向行驶，尤其用于车辆倒行。
与 nose 的前进方向相对，但 retreat 常用于人或军队主动退离，不指车辆缓慢后退。
Smell 强调闻到气味的结果或能力，而 nose 作为动词侧重主动探嗅或探查。
Snoop 指秘密地窥探或打听，语气比 nose 强烈，且常带贬义；nose 则较中性。
四处打探；窥探
Stop nosing around in my office.
别在我的办公室里四处打探。
探听；干涉（他人私事）
She's always nosing into other people's business.
她总是探听别人的事。
嗅出；闻出
The dog nosed out the hidden drugs.
狗嗅出了藏起来的毒品。
缓慢超前移动
The car nosed ahead in the heavy traffic.
汽车在拥堵的交通中缓慢前行。
（飞机）机头朝下俯冲
The pilot nosed the plane down through the clouds.
飞行员让飞机穿过云层向下俯冲。
四处打探；窥探
She was caught nosing around in my desk.
她被发现在我的书桌里四处翻看。
闻出；查出；觉察
The reporter finally nosed out the real story.
记者终于查出了真实情况。
缓慢谨慎地向前移动；摸索前行
He nosed his way through the crowd.
他在人群中缓慢前行。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.