「雅思习语IELTS and idioms 13」Under one's nose

under your nose

under your nose,有种在眼皮子底下却没发现的意思，可以表达疏忽大意的情况，举个例子来说吧：有一个人突然发现自己的眼镜找不着了，他到处找，楼上、楼下，找遍了家里每个角落还是找不到。最后，他的太太给他找到了。那眼镜就在他坐着看书的椅子旁边。他太太就会说：

例句-1："See, they were right under your nose the entire time."

她说："瞧，你的眼镜一直在你的鼻子底下。"

Under your nose的意思也就是一样东西离你很近，但是，你就是没有看到。

我们再举个例子来说明under your nose的用法：

例句-2："Did you read in the paper how bold that robber was at the art museum? He cut three paintings from their frames and walked out with them right under the guards' noses ."

这个人说："你有没有在报上看到关于那个去博物馆偷东西的贼有多么大胆的消息吗？他把三幅画从镜框里割了下来，然后就竟然在警卫的鼻子底下带出了博物馆。"

口语题目结合范例

From my point of view, patience is a virtue that could spend time to wait and focus on details in our daily life. Without willing to stick to what we've started could easily cost those valuable opportunities to have them slip away right under our nose .

我认为，耐心是一个项愿意等待并专注于生活细节的优点。没有这种坚持到底的意愿，很容易让珍贵的机会在眼皮底下溜走。