neck
n
1 [C]
(a) part of the body that connects the head to the shoulders 頸; 脖子
wrap a scarf round one's neck 在脖子上圍條圍巾
She fell and broke her neck. 她摔斷了脖子.
Giraffes have very long necks. 長頸鹿的脖子很長. =>illus at head 見head插圖.
(b) part of a garment round this 領口
a V-neck sweater V字領套頭毛衣
My shirt is rather tight in the neck. 我的襯衫領子太緊. =>illus 見插圖.
2 [U, C] flesh of an animal's neck as food (作食物的)動物的頸肉
buy some neck of lamb 買點兒羊頸肉.
3 [C] narrow part of sth, like a neck in shape or position 物體的狹窄部分(形狀或部位像頸的)
the neck of a bottle/violin 瓶子[小提琴]的頸部
a neck of land, eg an isthmus 陸地的狹窄地帶(如地峽). =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page xi.
4 (idm 習語) break one's `neck (doing sth/to do sth) (infml 口) work especially hard at sth 拚命做某事
I'm not going to break my neck to finish my essay today my teacher doesn't want it until next week. 我今天不想玩兒命寫完那篇文章--老師下星期才要呢. breathe down sb's neck => breathe. ,get it in the `neck (infml 口) be severely scolded or punished for sth 因某事而受到嚴厲叱責或處罰
You'll get it in the neck if you're caught stealing. 要是發現你偷東西, 就要嚴厲處罰你. a millstone round one's neck => millstone (mill1). ,neck and `crop completely 完全地; 全部地
His shot beat the goalkeeper neck and crop. 守門員根本擋不住他射門. ,neck and `neck (with sb/sth) (in horse-racing or in a contest, struggle, etc) with neither one nor the other having an advantage or lead; level (在賽馬或競賽、 斗爭等中)雙方勢均力敵或無一領先, 平局, 平手
The two contestants are neck and neck with 20 points each. 比賽雙方各得20分, 打成平局. ,neck of the `woods (infml 口) area; neighbourhood 地區; 附近
What are you doing in this neck of the woods? 你在這塊兒干什麼呢? ,neck or `nothing taking great risks 冒很大危險; 拚命
She drove neck or nothing to get there on time. 她拚命開車以準時趕到那里. a pain in the neck => pain. risk/save one's `neck risk/save one's life; risk/avoid great misfortune 拚著[保住]性命; 可能遭遇[避免]不幸
He saved his own neck by fleeing the country. 他逃出國才得以活命. stick one's neck out => stick2. (be) up to one's neck in sth very deeply involved in sth 深深陷入某事物中
Even as a young man he was up to his neck in crime. 他年輕時即已惡貫滿盈. win/lose by a `neck (in horse-racing, etc) win/lose by a small margin (賽馬等中的)稍勝[負], 小贏[輸]. wring sb's neck => wring. neck, v [I]
(infml 口) (of couples) hug and kiss each other intimately (指戀人)擁抱互吻
The two of them were necking on a park bench. 他們倆在公園的長凳上擁抱親吻.
?? 考研助記
幾只(n)鵝(e)在扭公雞(ck)的 頸
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*[nek]n. 脖子, 衣領, 頸vi. 擁抱, 擁吻, 收縮vt. 割頸【醫】 頸相關詞組: have the neck to do sth break one's neck break the neck of by a neck get it in the neck harden the neck neck and crop throw sb out neck and crop neck and neck neck or nothing risk one's neck save one's neck shot in the neck talk through the back of one's neck tread on the neck of up to one's neck in be up to one's neck in difficulties