blow your nose

IPA/blˈəʊ jɔː nˈəʊz/
IPA/blˈoʊ jʊɹ nˈoʊz/

blow your nose — 慣用語

1. to push air out through your nose in a strong, quick burst, in order to get rid

1.慣用語A2
釋義

擤鼻涕

用力呼氣清理鼻腔

to push air out through your nose in a strong, quick burst, in order to get rid of mucus or dust that is blocking it

例句

Apinya blew her nose loudly after walking through the dusty market.

Apinya 走過灰塵滿布的市場後，大聲地擤了鼻涕。

possessive pronoun: blew her nose

Jiwoo's mother reminded him to blow his nose before the family dinner.

Jiwoo 的媽媽在家庭晚餐前提醒他要擤鼻涕。

remind + to-infinitive pattern

文法句型

blow + possessive + nose

用法筆記

The possessive pronoun (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) is required before 'nose' — the definite article 'the' is never used here: ❌ 'blow the nose' ✅ 'blow your nose'.

常見錯誤

❌Please blow the nose before you sneeze.
✅Please blow your nose before you sneeze.
💡'nose' must follow a possessive pronoun, not the definite article.