nozzle

/ˈnɒzl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnɑːzl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnä-zəl/ (ame, mw)

nozzle — noun

  • nozzlesingular
  • nozzlesplural

1. a small shaped piece fixed onto a hose, pipe, or container outlet, used so the l

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small shaped piece fixed onto a hose, pipe, or container outlet, used so the liquid, gas, or air leaving it goes in the direction and at the speed you want.

例句

Felipe screwed a fine spray nozzle onto the garden hose before watering the roses.

collocation: spray nozzle / fine nozzle

The petrol nozzle clicked off as soon as the tank was full.

compound: petrol nozzle / fuel nozzle

同義詞
  • spout

    the fixed opening of a kettle, teapot, or jug — usually not removable like a nozzle

  • jet

    narrower, refers more to the stream itself than to the piece of metal/plastic

  • tip

    general word for the end of anything; only matches when the tip is also shaped to direct flow

文法句型

nozzle of [tube/hose/pipe]

[adjective] nozzle

用法筆記

Often appears in compounds that name what flows through: 'spray nozzle', 'fuel nozzle', 'icing nozzle'. The shape of the nozzle controls the stream — wide nozzle gives a soft flow, narrow nozzle gives a fast jet.

常見錯誤

❌I held the hose nozzle in my hand and water came.
✅I held the hose nozzle and pointed it at the flowers.
💡say where you aimed it; bare 'water came' sounds incomplete.
❌The nozzle of the bottle is broken.
✅The spout of the bottle is broken.
💡a household bottle has a 'spout' or 'lid'; 'nozzle' usually means a removable, shaped tip on a hose, pump, or spray can.

2. a playful or rude word for a person's nose, mostly heard in older British slang

2.名詞C1
釋義

a playful or rude word for a person's nose, mostly heard in older British slang and jokes.

例句

Stop sticking your nozzle into my business, Christopher — it's between Sari and me.

fixed phrase: stick / poke one's nozzle into

Élise laughed and tapped the clown's red nozzle for good luck.

playful register: clown's / big / red nozzle

同義詞
  • schnozz

    American informal equivalent, equally jokey

  • snout

    rude or comic; suggests a larger or pushy nose

  • hooter

    British informal; very colloquial

文法句型

one's nozzle

用法筆記

Distinct from sense 1 — this is body slang, mostly British, jokey, and dated. Often appears in the fixed phrase 'stick / poke one's nozzle in(to) something' meaning to interfere. Use sparingly; many learners and Americans will not recognise this sense.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor checked her nozzle.
✅The doctor checked her nose.
💡in any neutral or medical context, use 'nose'; 'nozzle' here sounds like a joke.