cover one's nose; disgust
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cover one's nose (out of disgust for something dirty, smelly, or morally repulsive)
Often appears in the idiom 掩鼻而过 (to pass by while holding one's nose). Can describe physical smell or metaphorical disgust toward scandalous behavior.
Lù路
rén人
fēn纷
fēn纷
yǎn掩
bí鼻
ér而
guò过
，
bù不
yuàn愿
kào靠
jìn近
nà那
duī堆
lā垃
jī圾
。
Passersby hurried past holding their noses, unwilling to approach that pile of garbage.
Nà那
gǔ股
è恶
chòu臭
ràng让
rén人
rěn忍
bu不
zhù住
yǎn掩
bí鼻
。
The stench was so foul that people couldn't help covering their noses.
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Zhòng众
rén人
yǎn掩
bí鼻
，
bù不
rěn忍
zhí直
shì视
nà那
āng肮
zāng脏
de的
chǎng场
miàn面
。
The crowd covered their noses, unable to bear looking directly at the filthy scene.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
xū虚
wěi伪
de的
zuò做
pài派
xiàng向
lái来
yǎn掩
bí鼻
ér而
shì视
。
He has always looked upon such hypocritical behavior with utter disgust.