有关'鼻子'的英语习语

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1、Aperson'snoseisimportantforbreathingandsmelling.Thenoseisalsousedinmanypopularexpressions.鼻子对呼吸和嗅觉来说非常重要。Nose还被用在许多流行的表达方式中。Somepeopleareabletoleadotherpeoplebythenose.Forexample,ifawifeleadsherhusbandbythenose,shemakeshimdowhatevershewantshimtodo.有些人能够能够牵着别人的鼻子走(le

2、adotherpeoplebythenose)。例如，如果妻子牵着丈夫的鼻子走，她想让他干嘛，他就干嘛。Somepeoplearesaidtobehard-nosed.Theywillnotchangetheiropinionsorpositionsonanything.Ifsomeoneishard-nosed,chancesarehewillneverpaythroughthenose,orpaytoomuchmoney,foranobjectorservice.有些人被称为顽固的(hard-nosed)。他们不会自己对任

3、何事情的观点或立场。如果某人很顽固，他从来不会付出比真正价值更高的钱(paythroughthenose)，也就是说不会为某件东西或服务付出太多钱。Itisalwayshelpfulwhenpeoplekeeptheirnoseoutofotherpeople'sbusiness.Theydonotinterfere.Theoppositeofthisissomeonewhonosesaroundallthetime.Thiskindofpersonisinterestedinotherpeople'sprivatematte

4、rs.Heisconsiderednosey.避免插手他人的事情(keeptheirnoseoutof)总是有好处的，他们不会干涉别人。相反的，有些人总是喜欢打听别人的事(nosesaround)。这种人对别人的私事非常感兴趣。他被认为爱追问(nosey)。Someonewhokeepshisnosetothegrindstoneworksveryhard.Thiscanhelpaworkerkeephisnosecleanorstayoutoftrouble.那些鼻子对着磨刀石的人(keepshisnosetothegrin

5、dstone，指埋头苦干)工作非常勤奋。这可以帮助一个工人循规蹈矩(keephisnoseclean)，避免麻烦。Oneunusualexpressionisthatisnoskinoffmynose.Thismeansthatasituationdoesnotaffectorconcernme.Wealsosaythatsometimesapersoncutsoffhisnosetospitehisface.Thatis,hemakesasituationworseforhimselfbydoingsomethingfool

6、ishbecauseheisangry.一个不太寻常的表达方式是noskinoffmynose，意思是某件事情不影响我，或者与我无关。我们还说，有时一个人损人不利己(cutsoffhisnosetospitehisface)。也就是说，因为他很生气，做了一些愚蠢的事情，使情况更加糟糕。Moreproblemscandevelopifapersonlooksdownhisnoseatsomeoneorsomething.Thepersonactslikesomethingisunimportantorworthless.This

7、personmightalsoturnuphisnoseatsomethingthatheconsidersnotgoodenough.Thispersonthinksheisbetterthaneveryoneelse.Hehashisnoseintheair.如果一个人对某人或某事不屑一顾(looksdownhisnoseat)，会产生很多问题。这种人的表现就好像是其他事情都不重要或没有价值。这种人还会对他认为不够好的东西非常不屑(turnuphisnoseat)。这种人认为他比其他任何人都好，他非常自大(hisnosei

8、ntheair)。Inschool,somestudentsthumbtheirnoseattheirteacher.Theyrefusetoobeyordersordoanywork.Maybethesestudentsdonotknowthecorrectanswers.