Word · Frequency #1887
nosing
缓慢前行；使（车辆、飞机等）朝某方向行驶
nosing is the present participle of nose.
核心释义
To move or travel slowly and cautiously, or to steer a vehicle or aircraft in a particular direction.
- 1.
前端缓慢谨慎地前进。
To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
- 2.
窥探,打探。
To snoop.
- 3.
凭嗅觉察觉,或像凭嗅觉一样察觉。
To detect by smell or as if by smell.
- 4.
用鼻子推；用鼻蹭。
To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
- 5.
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.
- 6.
用鼻音说话；带鼻音发音。
To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang.
- 7.
给......装上鼻子。
To furnish with a nose.
- 8.
面对；与......正面相对。
To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to.
- 9.
陡峭角度俯冲；俯冲。
To dive down in a steep angle; to nosedive
- 10.
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.
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
用法In use
The dog nosed the ball across the yard.
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.
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.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示用鼻子开路或挤过
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。
nose into
Stop nosing into my private affairs!
别打探我的私事！
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- nose around
- 四处打探；窥探
- Stop nosing around in my office.别在我的办公室里四处打探。
- nose into
- 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。
- nose out
- 嗅出；闻出
- The dog nosed out the hidden drugs.狗嗅出了藏起来的毒品。
- nose ahead
- 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。
- nose down
- （飞机）机头朝下俯冲
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住nose作动词=用鼻子探路：像船头一样小心前伸，也指嗅探、打探。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：vehicle/aircraft movement、informal conversation about snooping、sports or competition reporting 作动词时，nose 的语气随搭配变化：表示“缓慢前行”或“使（车、船、飞机）朝某方向移动”时多用于描述移动的物体，比较中性；nose around/about 表示“打探、窥探”，通常见于口语；nose out 表示“险胜”时多用于比赛或竞争报道。建议根据具体搭配判断，不宜一概而论。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 nose 押韵，重读音节均为 /oʊz/：rose、close（动词）、those、goes、chose、hose。注意 close 作形容词时读 /kloʊs/，不押韵；拼写相近的 lose /luːz/、choose /tʃuːz/、noise /nɔɪz/ 读音也不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.