1 [C] the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders 颈;颈项;脖子:
She wrapped a scarf around her neck.她的颈上围了一条围巾。Giraffes have long necks.长颈鹿有长长的脖子。☞picture at body 见body插图
2 [C] the part of a piece of clothing that goes round your neck (衣服的)领圈,领口;衣领:
a polo-neck/V-neck sweater翻领╱V形领毛衣The neck on this shirt is too tight.这件衬衫的领子太紧。☞picture on page C6 见C6页插图
3 [C] the long narrow part of sth 颈状的狭长部份:
the neck of a bottle瓶颈
4-necked (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having the type of neck mentioned 有…领子的:
a round-necked sweater圆领毛衣
by the scruff (of the/your neck)→SCRUFFneck and neck (with sb/sth) equal or level with sb in a race or competition (在比赛中跟某人)难分高下,不相伯仲
up to your neck in sth having a lot of sth to deal with 有很多事要处理:
We're up to our necks in work at the moment.我们眼下忙得不可开交。
neck1/nɛk; nek/n [C]1 the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders 颈﹐脖子: around sb's neck She wore a gold chain around her neck. 她脖子上戴了一条金链子。see picture on page 见 A3 页图2 the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck 衣领﹐领口: V-necked/open-necked etc a V-necked sweater V 领套头毛衣3 the narrow part near the top or end of something such as a bottle〔瓶子等的〕颈部4 be up to your neck in sthinformal 【非正式】a) to have too much work to do 工作繁忙: She's up to her neck in work. 她工作正忙得不可开交。 b) to be in a very difficult situation 深陷于困境: He's up to his neck in debt. 他债台高筑。5 neck and neck if two people, teams etc are neck and neck during a race or competition, they are level with each other〔比赛中两人﹑两队等〕势均力敌﹐难分上下6 in this/sb's neck of the woodsinformal in a particular area or part of the country【非正式】在这一带/在某人的地区: What are you doing in this neck of the woods? 你在这里干什么?POLO NECK, V-NECK
neck2v be neckingold-fashioned to be kissing in a sexual way【过时】在搂脖子深吻﹐在拥吻
necknecknecksneckedneckingnoun1the part of your body between your shoulders and your head: Helen wore a thick scarf round her neck.2the part of a piece of clothing that goes round your neck: The neck's too tight.3the thin part at the top of a bottle