nose

鼻

顔の中央にあり、呼吸をしたりにおいを感じたりする部分。

やさしい英語で： The part in the middle of your face that you breathe through and use to smell things.

• My nose is cold.
• He blew his nose into a tissue.
• Can you breathe through your nose?

よく使う表現： blow your nose, a runny nose, a blocked nose, nose bleed

機首、先端

物の前の部分やとがった先端。特に飛行機や乗り物の前部。

やさしい英語で： The front end or pointed tip of an object, especially a plane or vehicle.

• The plane's nose pointed down.
• They painted the nose of the aircraft red.
• The two boats touched noses at the dock.

類義語： front, tip

よく使う表現： nose of something, aircraft nose, nose cone, nose wheel

嗅覚

特にワインなどのにおいを嗅ぎ分け、評価する能力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to recognize and judge smells, especially those of wine.

• A wine taster needs a good nose.
• His trained nose detected a hint of smoke.
• She developed her nose by comparing different wines.

使い方： a nose for something (She has an excellent nose for fine wines.)

類義語： sense of smell

よく使う表現： a good nose, nose for wine, a trained nose

慎重に進む

前の部分を先に出して、ゆっくり注意深く進む。

やさしい英語で： To move slowly and carefully, with the front part going first.

• The car nosed forward slowly.
• Our boat nosed into the harbour.
• She nosed the van through the crowded street.

使い方： nose into/through something (The boat nosed through a narrow gap.)

類義語： edge, inch

よく使う表現： nose through traffic, nose into something, nose forward, nose past something

詮索する、嗅ぎ回る

他人の秘密や、自分には関係のないことを探ろうとする。

やさしい英語で： To try to discover private information about other people or things that do not concern you.

• Don't nose around in my room.
• He was nosing into his neighbours' business.
• Why are you nosing about here?

使い方： nose around/about (Someone has been nosing around in my office.); nose into something (Stop nosing into my private affairs.)

類義語： snoop, pry

よく使う表現： nose around, nose about, nose into something

鼻で押す、鼻をすり寄せる

鼻で物を押したり、そっと触れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To push or gently touch something with the part of the face used for smelling.

• The puppy nosed my hand.
• The horse nosed the gate open.
• Our dog was nosing an empty bowl across the floor.

類義語： nuzzle, nudge

よく使う表現： nose someone's hand, nose something aside, nose the door

機首を向ける、船首を向ける

飛行機や船の前部を特定の方向へ向けて進む。

やさしい英語で： To move with the front of a plane or ship pointing in a particular direction.

• The plane began to nose up.
• The ship nosed south towards open water.
• The pilot nosed the aircraft down for landing.

使い方： nose up/down/towards something (The plane nosed down towards the valley.)

よく使う表現： nose up, nose down, nose towards something

鼻声で言う

鼻から声が出ているような響きで言葉を話す。

やさしい英語で： To say words in a voice that sounds as if it comes through the part used for smelling.

• He nosed a short prayer.
• The clerk nosed each word in a thin voice.
• She was nosing the final verse of the hymn.

類義語： intonate nasally

よく使う表現： nose a prayer, nose the words