nozzle

IPA/ˈnɒzl/
KK[nˈɑzəl]IPA/ˈnɑːzl/

nozzle — 名詞

  • 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

噴嘴；管口

裝在管末用以導向噴流的零件

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.

Felipe 在澆玫瑰之前，先把一個細霧噴嘴裝到花園水管上。

collocation: spray nozzle / fine nozzle

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

油箱一加滿，加油槍的噴嘴就自動跳停。

compound: petrol nozzle / fuel nozzle

常見搭配
  • spray nozzle
  • fuel nozzle
  • icing nozzle
  • adjust the nozzle
  • point the nozzle at
  • clogged 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

鼻子；鼻頭

英式口語對鼻子的戲謔說法

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.

Christopher，不要把你的鼻子伸進我的事情裡，這是 Sari 跟我之間的事。

fixed phrase: stick / poke one's nozzle into

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

Élise 笑著拍了拍小丑的紅鼻子討吉利。

playful register: clown's / big / red nozzle

常見搭配
  • stick your nozzle in
  • poke one's nozzle into
  • big nozzle
  • 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.

同根字

  • nose
    名詞A1
  • nosey
    形容詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • spray nozzle
  • fuel nozzle
  • petrol nozzle
  • icing nozzle
  • hose nozzle
  • fire nozzle

常用片語

  • adjust the nozzle
  • clean the nozzle
  • clogged nozzle
  • point the nozzle at

介系詞搭配

  • nozzle of
  • nozzle on
  • through the nozzle
  • from the nozzle