動(dòng)詞 nose out:

1. recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
   同義詞：sniff out, scent out, smell out

1. His mother put his nose out of joint by not letting him go to the movie.
   他的母親不讓他去看電影，他感到很失望。
2. Alice had cowered under the blankets hiding from the bogey man, who, her elder brothers assured her, would come and get her if she so much as poked her nose out.
   艾麗斯畏縮在毛毯底下躲避那個(gè)妖怪，她哥哥使她相信，如果她把鼻子伸出來(lái)，妖怪就會(huì)來(lái)捉她。
3. He's so conceited that when she refused his invitation, it really put his nose out of joint.
   他很自負(fù)，她沒(méi)接受他的邀請(qǐng)可把他的鼻子氣歪了。
4. That man can nose out a news story anywhere.
   那個(gè)人在任何地方都能搜尋出新聞。