单词 | neck |
释义 | noun | verb neckneck1 /nɛk/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1PART OF THE BODY [countable] science, biology the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders: My neck is so sore. Bud wrapped a scarf around his neck.2CLOTHING [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck: a blouse with a low neck → see also crew neck, scoop neck, turtleneck, V-neck3NARROW PART OF something [countable] the narrow part of something that gets narrower at the top, such as a bottle or a musical instrument: the neck of a bottle4be up to your neck in something to be in a difficult situation with a lot of problems, or to be very busy doing something: We’re up to our necks in debt.5(hanging) around your neck if a problem or difficult situation is hanging around your neck, you are responsible for it, and this makes you worry → see also an albatross (around your neck) at albatross (2), a millstone (around your neck) at millstone (2)6in this/somebody’s neck of the woods informal in this area or part of the country, or in the area where someone lives: What are you doing in this neck of the woods?7neck and neck informal if two things or people are neck and neck in a competition or race, they each have an equal chance of winning8by a neck informal if a race is won by a neck, the winner is only a very short distance in front: Our horse won by a neck.9LAND [countable] earth science, geography a narrow piece of land that comes out of a wider part[Origin: Old English hnecca] → see also be breathing down somebody’s neck at breathe (4), -necked, be a pain (in the neck) at pain1 (3), stick your neck out at stick out (6), I’ll wring somebody’s neck at wring (3) noun | verb neckneck2 verb [intransitive] informal if two people neck, they kiss for a long time in a sexual way—necking noun [uncountable] |
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