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Neck Part Phrase 短语 Informal   [Usu N Round

The word "neck" refers to the part of the body connecting the head to the torso, the collar of a garment, or a narrow part of an object. It can also be used as a verb meaning to kiss passionately or to win by a very small margin. Additionally, "neck" appears in several idioms like "breathing down your neck" (closely monitoring someone) or "neck and neck" (level or tied in a competition).

The word "neck" refers to the part of the body connecting the head to the torso, the collar of a garment, or a narrow part of an object. It can also be used as a verb meaning to kiss passionately or to win by a very small margin. Additionally, "neck" appears in several idioms like "breathing down your neck" (closely monitoring someone) or "neck and neck" (level or tied in a competition).

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]颈;脖子 Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body.
  [usu poss N]
  • She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly...

    她伸出双臂搂住他的脖子,热情地拥抱他。

  • He was short and stocky, and had a thick neck.

    他矮壮结实,脖子很粗。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]衣领;领口 The neck of an article of clothing such as a shirt, dress, or sweater is the part which surrounds your neck.
  [usu sing]
  • ...the low, ruffled neck of her blouse...

    她的打褶低胸的衬衫领口

  • He wore a blue shirt open at the neck.

    他穿了件蓝衬衫,领口敞开着。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词](瓶子、吉他等的)颈状部位,细长部分,颈部 The neck of something such as a bottle or a guitar is the long narrow part at one end of it.
  [usu the N of n]
  • Catherine gripped the broken neck of the bottle.

    凯瑟琳紧握着破裂的瓶颈。

  • ...cancer of the neck of the womb.

    宫颈癌

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[V-RECIP 相互动词]搂着脖子亲吻;相拥而吻 If two people are necking, they are kissing each other in a sexual way.
  [pl-n V]
  [V with n]
  [Also V n (non-recip)]
  [usu cont]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • They sat talking and necking in the car for another ten minutes...

    他们在车里又坐了10分钟,边说边搂着亲热。

  • I found myself behind a curtain, necking with my best friend's wife.

    我意识到自己在帘子后面吻着至友的妻子。

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[N-SING 单数名词](赛马)以微弱优势(获胜),险(胜) If a horse wins a race by a neck, it wins by a very small distance.
  [usu by a N]
  • Cee En Cee went on to win by a neck from Leigh Crofter.

    西恩西再次以微弱优势战胜莉·克罗夫特。

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[PHRASE 短语]密切监视;紧紧盯住 If you say that someone is breathing down your neck, you mean that they are watching you very closely and checking everything you do.
  [V and N inflect]
  • Most farmers have bank managers breathing down their necks.

    大部分农场主的一举一动都受到银行经理们的密切关注。

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[PHRASE 短语](尤指选举中)并驾齐驱,难分高低 In a competition, especially an election, if two or more competitors are neck and neck, they are level with each other and have an equal chance of winning.
  [usu v-link PHR]
  • The latest polls indicate that the two main parties are neck and neck...

    最近的一次民意测验显示两个主要政党难分高下。

  • The party is running neck-and-neck with Labour.

    该党和工党目前是旗鼓相当。

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[PHRASE 短语](常指为实现某事)冒险 If you say that someone is risking their neck, you mean they are doing something very dangerous, often in order to achieve something.
  [V and N inflect]
  • I won't have him risking his neck on that motorcycle.

    我不会让他冒险骑那辆摩托车。

9
[PHRASE 短语]保全(某人的工作或声誉) To save someone's neck means to prevent them from losing their job or harming their reputation.
  [V and N inflect]
  • He had enough friends in the right places to save his neck and cover up for him...

    他有很多朋友能保全他,帮他打掩护。

  • He said the President was making a last ditch attempt to save his own neck.

    他说总统正在作最后的努力,希望保住自己的声誉。

10
[PHRASE 短语]担风险;找麻烦;惹祸 If you stick your neck out, you bravely say or do something that might be criticized or might turn out to be wrong.
  [V and N inflect]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • During my political life I've earned myself a reputation as someone who'll stick his neck out, a bit of a rebel.

    我在政治生涯中敢冒风险、有点叛逆是小有名气的。

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[PHRASE 短语]担负;缠住 If you say that you have something round your neck or around your neck, you mean that it is your responsibility and it causes you a lot of worry.
  [N inflects]
  • No-one should start working life with a debt round their neck...

    任何人都不该身背债务开始工作生涯。

  • It's a legacy which will hang around the country's neck for some time to come.

    这项遗留问题在未来的一段时间内仍将困扰这个国家。

12
[PHRASE 短语]深深陷入,被卷入(麻烦、罪行等) If you say that someone is in some sort of trouble or criminal activity up to their neck, you mean that they are deeply involved in it.
  [N inflects]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • The black market was flourishing, everybody was corrupt, in it up to their necks...

    黑市繁荣,每个人都已堕落,深陷其中。

  • He is probably up to his neck in debt.

    他很有可能债务缠身。

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[PHRASE 短语]地段;附近地区 Someone or something that is from your neck of the woods is from the same part of the country as you are.
  [usu in PHR]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • It's so good to see you. What brings you to this neck of the woods?

    见到你真高兴,哪阵风把你吹来了?

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to have a millstone round your neck→see:
millstone
; the scruff of your neck→see:
scruff

    Oxford neck / nek ; NAmE nek /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    neck necks necked necking
    noun _neck_comp.jpg _neck.jpg 1 [countable ] the part of the body between the head and the shoulders 颈;脖子 He tied a scarf around his neck. 他脖子上围着围巾。 Giraffes have very long necks. 长颈鹿脖子很长。 She craned (= stretched) her neckto get a better view. 她伸长了脖子,想看得清楚一点。 He broke his neck in the fall. 他摔断了脖子。 Somebody's going to break their neck (= injure themselves)on these steps. 会有人在这台阶上摔伤的。 collocationsat
    physical
    2 [countable ] the part of a piece of clothing that fits around the neck 衣领;领子;领圈 What neck size do you take? 你穿多大的衣领? see also
    crew neck
    ,
    polo neck
    ,
    turtleneck
    ,
    V-neck
    3 -necked ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the type of neckmentioned 有…衣领的;有…脖子的 a round-necked sweater 一件圆领毛衣 see also
    open-necked
    ,
    stiff-necked
    4 [countable ] neck(of sth) a long narrow part of sth (物体的)细长部份,颈部 the neck of a bottle 瓶颈 a neck of land 地峡 5 [uncountable ] neck(of sth) the neckof an animal, cooked and eaten (烹制食用的)动物颈肉 neck of lamb 小羊颈肉 see also
    bottleneck
    ,
    redneck
    ,
    roughneck
    IDIOMS be up to your neck in sth to have a lot of sth to deal with 深陷于;忙于应付 We're up to our neck in debt. 我们债务累累。 He's in it (= trouble)up to his neck. 他遇上了麻烦,难以解脱。 by a ˈneck if a person or an animal wins a race by a neck,they win it by a short distance 以微弱优势(领先) ˌget it in the ˈneck ( BrE) ( informal) to be shouted at or punished because of sth that you have done 受到严厉责骂;受重罚 ˌneck and ˈneck (with sb/sth) ( also ˌnip and ˈtuck (with sb) especially in US ) level with sb in a race or competition (比赛中)势均力敌,不分上下,平手 ˌneck of the ˈwoods ( informal) a particular place or area 某地方;某地区 He's from your neck of the woods (= the area where you live). 他是你那一带的人。 more at
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    breathe
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    millstone
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    pain
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    scruff
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    verb ( usuallybe necking ) [intransitive ] ( old-fashioned, informal) when two people are necking,they are kissing each other in a sexual way 搂着脖子亲吻;相拥互吻 neck / nek ; NAmE nek /
    LDC
    neck1 noun
    neck2 verb
    neckneck1 /nek/ ●●● S2 W2 noun
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    1part of the body [countable] the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders, or the same part of an animal or birdaround somebody’s neck Jean wore a string of pearls around her neck. Mike rubbed the back of his neck. You have a lot of tension in your neck muscles. He patted his horse’s neck. She had a mass of golden hair, which she wore in a coil at the nape (=back) of her neck. The dog picked up the puppy and carried it by the scruff (=back) of the neck into the house.2clothing [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neckneck of The neck of his shirt was open. The sweater has a round neck and long sleeves.V-necked/open-necked etc a navy V-necked sweater
    crew neck
    , polo neck
    , scoop neck
    , turtleneck
    , V-neck
    3narrow part [countable] the narrow part of something, usually at the topneck of Lara put the cork back in the neck of the bottle. a crack in the neck of the violin4be up to your neck in something a)to be very busy with something:  She’s up to her neck in work. b)to be in a difficult situation that is hard to escape from:  Jim’s up to his neck in debt.5neck and neck (with somebody) informal if two competitors or groups are neck and neck in a competition or race, they are level with each other:  Opinion polls show the two main parties are running neck and neck.6in this/somebody’s neck of the woods informal in a particular area or part of the country:  I haven’t been in this neck of the woods for years.7get it in the neck British English spoken to be punished or criticized:  If we don’t make some changes we’ll all get it in the neck.8by a neck informal if a race, especially a horse race, is won by a neck, the winner is only a very short distance in front:  Our horse won by a neck.9attitude [uncountable] (also brass neck) British English informal a confident attitude that makes you able to do unreasonable or shocking things without feeling embarrassed SYN  nerve, cheek:  I don't know how they have the neck to charge that much!10land [countable] a narrow piece of land that comes out of a wider part:  a neck of land between a lake and the sea11(hang) around your neck if something hangs around your neck, it keeps causing you problems be breathing down somebody’s neck
    at breathe(5)
    , → I’ll wring somebody’s neck
    at wring(6)
    , → pain in the neck
    at pain1(3)
    , → risk your neck
    at risk2(1)
    , → save somebody’s neck
    at save1(11)
    , → stick your neck out
    at stick out
    neck1 noun
    neck2 verb
    neckneck2 verb [intransitive usually in progressive] informal
    Verb Table
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    if two people are necking, they kiss for a long time in a sexual waynecking noun [uncountable]
    WDF

    neck

    [nek]necked, necking, necks

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    necking[295] necks[3043]
    脖子(57%),颈(41%),搂着脖子亲吻(2%)
    n.脖子;衣领;海峡
    vi.搂著脖子亲吻;变狭窄
    vt.使变细;与…搂著脖子亲吻
    n.(Neck)人名;(德、意、英)内克

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