2. 擤……擤鼻涕 blow one's nose
但“blow one's nose”及“擤鼻涕”的整体动作，如是有条不紊地一步一个脚印地作分解性描述，则是：
3. Billy cleared each nostril by holding its mate closed with his forefinger and blowing fiercely.
                                                                                        —J. Steibeck
由于没有釆取主动擤鼻涕或虽擤了鼻涕，还需打扫战场，那就得“擦鼻涕”了，其分解译法，则见于下例：
4. He rubbed the wet off the end of his nose with the back of his hand。
                                                                                         —H. E- Bates.
上列两例，特别是例3，其描述擤鼻涕的典型情境可谓淋离尽致矣——淋漓尽致地负文明也。