Under sb's very nose
就在(某人)眼前, 当着(某人的)面, 就在某人鼻子底下, 公开地, 公然
🧩 词语组成解析
under
['ʌndɚ]
prep. 在…下面，在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于，小于;在…情况下;
adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中;
adj. 较低的，下面的;
nose
[noz]
n. 鼻子;嗅觉;芳香，香气;突出的部分;
vt. 嗅出，闻出;用鼻子触;用鼻子品评（酒）等;探出;
vi. 小心探索着前进;探问;
🗣️ 情景例句
I've been meaning to ask you
我一直想问
As the old cock crows, so doth the young.
有其父必有其子。
Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
姑妈待佣人在当时算是开明的，从来不让佣人每天工作超过8小时，但他们很难使她称心如意。