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词汇 nosing
释义 nosing
present participle ofnose
nose
verb
uk /nəʊz/ us /noʊz/

noseverb (SEARCH)


[ Iusually+ adv/prep ]informal
to look around or search in order to discover something, especially something that other people do not want you to find: 窥探,打探(尤指他人不欲公开的事);搜寻
There were some reporters nosing about/around.有些记者在四处打探新闻。
The police came in and started nosing into drawers and looking through papers.警方到来后开始搜查抽屉,翻检文件。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Searching
-seeking
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
divine
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
manhunt
needle
scout
scratch
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
shake someone down
troll

noseverb (VEHICLE)


[ I or T, + adv/prep ]
to (make a vehicle) move forwards slowly and carefully: 小心翼翼地行驶
The car nosed out of the side street, its driver peering anxiously around.司机一边紧张地四下张望,一边小心翼翼地把车驶出小路。
He carefully nosed his lorry into the small space.他小心翼翼地把大卡车开进这个狭窄的空间。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
aquaplaning
back someone up
biting point
boxed in
branch off
chauffeur
drive off
gun
handle
jam
pull
pull someone up
push start
range anxiety
run away with someone
skid
speeding
steer
ton
undertaking

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Slow and moving slowly

Phrasal verb


nose something out

Examples of nosing


nosing

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


The benefit of the genetic algorithm was in cross-breeding favourite responses, in nosing around the space without aimless randomisation.
They are exactly like a dog nosing around and looking for a bone to pick here, there, and everywhere.
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Some people with a nose for opportunities, particularly financial opportunities, have been nosing in.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
No one can handle employeés efficiently by nosing about.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Who is going to start nosing round to see if there is any mineral wealth there waiting to be exploited?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The main associations with tuberculosis are markets and nosing across boundary fences.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Parts of the northbound platform riser walls and some platform nosings remain.
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The central skid was to stop the aircraft nosing over on rough ground.
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Twin-wheeled undercarriage units were mounted below each engine, with a tailskid and a nose skid to prevent nosing over.
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The phase of competition for teats and of nosing the udder, lasts for about one minute, and ends when milk flow begins.
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They have a tour which costs 7.50 and currently includes two drams and a nosing glass.
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The aircraft then rolled 180, automatically nosing the aircraft into a dive.
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The pitch line is the imaginary line along the tip of the nosing of the treads.
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The piglets may then dart from teat to teat and recommence suckling with slow movements, or nosing the udder.
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The rocket would then coast on momentum to about before nosing down for reentry.
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