neck
noun
verb
nek
noun
1
PART OF THE BODY
身体部位
the
part
of
your
body
that
joins
your
head
to
your
shoulders,
or
the
same
part
of
an
animal
or
bird
颈，脖子
around
sb’s
neck
Jean
wore
a
string
of
pearls
around
her
neck.
琼脖子上戴了一串珍珠。
Mike
rubbed
the
back
of
his
neck.
迈克揉了揉后颈。
You
have
a
lot
of
tension
in
your
neck
muscles.
你的颈部肌肉很紧张。
He
patted
his
horse’s
neck.
他拍了拍马脖子。
She
had
a
mass
of
golden
hair,
which
she
wore
in
a
coil
at
the
nape
(=back)
of
her
neck
.
她有一头金发，盘在脖子后面。
The
dog
picked
up
the
puppy
and
carried
it
by
the
scruff
(=back)
of
the
neck
into
the
house.
那条狗叼起小狗的后颈把它带进屋子里。
2
CLOTHING
衣服
the
part
of
a
piece
of
clothing
that
goes
around
your
neck
衣领，领口
[+
of
]
The
neck
of
his
shirt
was
open.
他衬衫的领口敞着。
The
sweater
has
a
round
neck
and
long
sleeves.
那件毛衣是圆领长袖的。
V-necked/open-necked
etc
a
navy
V-necked
sweater
藏青色 V 字领套头毛衣;
3
NARROW PART
狭窄的部分
the
narrow
part
of
something,
usually
at
the
top
〔某物的〕颈部
[+
of
]
Lara
put
the
cork
back
in
the
neck
of
the
bottle.
拉勒把软木塞塞回了瓶颈。
a
crack
in
the
neck
of
the
violin
小提琴颈部的一条裂缝
4
be up to your neck in sth
a.
to
be
very
busy
with
something
b.
to
be
in
a
difficult
situation
that
is
hard
to
escape
from
深陷于困境
She’s
up
to
her
neck
in
work.
她正忙于工作。
Jim’s
up
to
his
neck
in
debt.
吉姆债台高筑。
5
neck and neck (with sb)
if
two
competitors
or
groups
are
neck
and
neck
in
a
competition
or
race,
they
are
level
with
each
other
[非正式] 〔比赛中〕（与某人）势均力敌，不分上下
informal
Opinion
polls
show
the
two
main
parties
are
running
neck
and
neck.
民意调查显示两大主要党派势均力敌。
6
in this/sb’s neck of the woods
•I
haven’t
been
in
this
neck
of
the
woods
for
years.
我已经好多年没有到这里来了。
in
a
particular
area
or
part
of
the
country
[非正式] 在这一带/在某人的地区
informal
I
haven’t
been
in
this
neck
of
the
woods
for
years.
我已经好多年没有到这里来了。
7
get it in the neck
•If
we
don’t
make
some
changes
we’ll
all
get
it
in
the
neck.
如果不作一些变动，我们都会受到批评的。
to
be
punished
or
criticized
[英，口] 受到惩罚 （批评 ）
BrE spoken
If
we
don’t
make
some
changes
we’ll
all
get
it
in
the
neck.
如果不作一些变动，我们都会受到批评的。
8
by a neck
•Our
horse
won
by
a
neck.
我们的马以微弱优势获胜。
if
a
race,
especially
a
horse
race,
is
won
by
a
neck,
the
winner
is
only
a
very
short
distance
in
front
[非正式] 〔比赛，尤指赛马中〕以微弱优势〔获胜〕
informal
Our
horse
won
by
a
neck.
我们的马以微弱优势获胜。
9
LAND
土地
a
narrow
piece
of
land
that
comes
out
of
a
wider
part
狭长地带
a
neck
of
land
between
a
lake
and
the
sea
湖海之间的地峡
10
(hang) around your neck
10.
if
something
hangs
around
your
neck,
it
keeps
causing
you
problems
〔问题〕纠缠着令人烦恼
verb
11
if
two
people
are
necking,
they
kiss
for
a
long
time
in
a
sexual
way
[非正式] 搂脖子深吻，拥吻