snout

noun
🔊/snaʊt/
🔊/snaʊt/
Idioms
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  1. the long nose and area around the mouth of some types of animal, such as a pig(猪等动物的)口鼻部,吻
    compare muzzleTopics Animalsc2
  2. (informal, humorous) a person’s nose(人的)鼻子
  3. a part of something that sticks out at the front吻状突出物
    • the snout of a pistol手枪枪管
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German snūt; related to snot.
Idioms
get/have your nose/snout in the trough
  1. (British English, informal, disapproving) if you say that people have their noses in the trough, you mean that they are trying to get a lot of money for themselves钱槽;钱眼