nose

nose out

To defeat by a narrow margin.

險勝對方

by a nose

(of a victory) by a very narrow margin

憑微弱優(yōu)勢（獲勝）

count noses

count people, typically in order to determine the numbers in a vote

（尤指為確定表決時的票數(shù)而）數(shù)人數(shù)

cut off one's nose to spite one's face

disadvantage oneself in the course of trying to disadvantage another

損人又害己

get one's nose in front

(of a competitor) manage to achieve a winning or leading position

（競爭者）獲得領(lǐng)先地位；領(lǐng)先

get up someone's nose

(informal)irritate or annoy someone

(非正式)惹怒某人

give someone a bloody nose

inflict a resounding defeat on someone

徹底擊敗某人

have one's nose in a book

be reading studiously or intently

全神貫注地看書

keep one's nose clean

(informal)stay out of trouble

(非正式)不卷入是非；遠(yuǎn)離麻煩；潔身自好

keep one's nose out of

refrain from interfering in (someone else's affairs)

不干涉（他人的事）

keep one's nose to the grindstone

nose to tail

(of vehicles) moving or standing close behind one another, especially in heavy traffic

（尤指交通繁忙時車輛）一輛緊接一輛，首尾相連

not see further than one's (或 the end of one's) no

be unwilling or fail to consider different possibilities or to foresee the consequences of one's actions

無遠(yuǎn)見；估計不到可能出現(xiàn)的情況（或可能產(chǎn)生的后果）

put someone's nose out of joint

(informal)upset or annoy someone

(非正式)使某人不安；惹惱某人