hold one's nose

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To pinch one's nostrils closed with one's fingers, usually to block out an unpleasant smell.
  2. To reluctantly overcome one's revulsion. figuratively
    — To the public, AIG symbolized everything that had gone wrong with the system […] But like the president, I understood that we had to hold our noses and save the company in order to protect the frail financial system.

词形变化

holds one's nose present,singular,third-person holding one's nose participle,present held one's nose participle,past held one's nose past
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