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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

neck

英  [nek]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • necks

    1. [C 可数名词] 颈

    Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body.

    双语例句

    例：

    She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him warmly.

    她伸出双臂搂住他的脖子，热烈地拥抱他。

    2. [C 可数名词] 领口

    The neck of an article of clothing such as a shirt, dress, or sweater is the part which surrounds your neck.

    双语例句

    例：

    the low, ruffled neck of her blouse.

    她褶边低胸的衬衫领口。

    3. [C 可数名词] （瓶子或吉他等的）颈状部位

    The neck of something such as a bottle or a guitar is the long narrow part at one end of it.

    双语例句

    例：

    Catherine gripped the broken neck of the bottle.

    凯瑟琳紧握着破裂的瓶颈。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • be breathing down someone's neck

    1. 密切监视

    If you say that someone is breathing down your neck, you mean that they are watching you very closely and checking everything you do.

    双语例句

    例：

    Most farmers have bank managers breathing down their necks.

    大多数农场主受到银行经理的密切监视。

  • neck and neck

    1. 势均力敌

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    The latest polls indicate that the two main parties are neck and neck.

    最新的民意测验显示两个主要政党势均力敌。

  • stick your neck out

    1. 敢说敢干

    If you stick your neck out, you bravely say or do something that might be criticized or might turn out to be wrong.

    双语例句

    例：

    During my political life I've earned myself a reputation as someone who'll stick his neck out, a bit of a rebel.

    在我的政治生涯中，我得到了敢说敢做、有点叛逆的名声。

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