English Dictionary

nose out

動詞

くだけた表現 他動詞 比喩的用法

(transitive, informal) To find using one's sense of smell. / (transitive, informal, figuratively) To find by searching. / (transitive, informal) To defeat by a small margin.

日本語の意味

嗅覚を使って物を探し出す。 / 探し回って見つける。 / 勝負でわずかな差をつけて相手を打ち負かす。

I taught my dog to nose out buried toys in the backyard.

私は犬に裏庭に埋めたおもちゃを嗅ぎ出すように教えた。

意味（1）

(transitive, informal) To find using one's sense of smell.

Trained to nose out anything from a hidden handgun to a cache of dynamite, the dogs are employed to check important trains like Rajdhani Express or Ashram Express when they arrive at the platform.

意味（2）

(transitive, informal, figuratively) To find by searching.

意味（3）

(transitive, informal) To defeat by a small margin.

We were nosed out for the pennant that year,

noses out （ present singular third-person ）

nosing out （ participle present ）

nosed out （ participle past ）

nosed out （ past ）