nostril

Related topics: Biology, Human

nos·tril /ˈnɒstrəl $ ˈnɑː-/ noun [countableC]

HBone of the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things 鼻孔

The smell of gunpowder filled his nostrils.

火药味灌进他的鼻孔。

the horse’s flaring nostrils (=widened nostrils)

马儿张大的鼻孔

→4 See picture of 见图 nostril

Examples from the Corpus

nostril• There were two cavernous nostrils and Nuadu realised that this was the reason for the hissing whispering voice.• In front there were two eyes and a single central nostril, like that of a lamprey.• And her nostrils caught the smell of charring wood.• When she came to, the acrid tingling of sal volatile was in her nostrils.• She pokes the other end inside her nostril.• Magee could feel it clogging his nostrils.• Her almost flat nose tended to widen at the nostrils, flaring over a tidal wave of a mouth.

Origin nostril

Old English nosthyrl “nose-hole”

词汇	nostril
释义	nostril Related topics: Biology, Human nos·tril /ˈnɒstrəl $ ˈnɑː-/ noun [countableC] HBone of the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things 鼻孔 The smell of gunpowder filled his nostrils. 火药味灌进他的鼻孔。 the horse’s flaring nostrils (=widened nostrils) 马儿张大的鼻孔 →4 See picture of 见图 nostril Examples from the Corpus nostril• There were two cavernous nostrils and Nuadu realised that this was the reason for the hissing whispering voice.• In front there were two eyes and a single central nostril, like that of a lamprey.• And her nostrils caught the smell of charring wood.• When she came to, the acrid tingling of sal volatile was in her nostrils.• She pokes the other end inside her nostril.• Magee could feel it clogging his nostrils.• Her almost flat nose tended to widen at the nostrils, flaring over a tidal wave of a mouth. Origin nostril Old English nosthyrl “nose-hole”
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