nose out

• 动词短语，指通过仔细搜寻或调查发现、查获某事，也指以微弱优势胜过某人。

A phrasal verb meaning to discover or detect something, often by careful searching or investigation, or to defeat someone by a narrow margin.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Discover by searchinginformal

   To find or discover something, especially by careful searching or investigation.

   查出

   • The detective nosed out the truth behind the mystery.
   • She nosed out the best restaurant in town.
   • He nosed out the hidden clues in the old documents.

   同义词detectdig updiscoverferret outroot outsniff outuncoverunearth

2. Defeat by a small margininformal

   To defeat someone or something by a very narrow margin, especially in a race or competition.

   险胜

   • The horse nosed out its rival at the finish line.
   • Our team nosed out the opponents in the final seconds.
   • She nosed out the other candidates for the job.

   同义词pip

基本动词nose