neck
noun[C]
uk/nek/us/nek/necknoun[C](BODY PART)
A2
thepartof thebodythatjoinstheheadto theshoulders:
颈,脖子He had thethickestneck I'deverseen.我从没见过他那么粗的脖子。
Sheworeagoldchainaround her neck.她脖子上戴着一条金链子。
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C2
thepartof apieceofclothingthat goes around a person's neck:
衣领,领口This sweater's tootightin the neck.这件毛衣的领口太紧了。
He wasn'twearingatieand hisshirtwasopenat the neck.他没系领带,衬衫领口敞开着。
a low-neckdress低领连衣裙
- Shewearsagoldcrossround her neck.
- Thatchildis arealpainin the neck.
- Sitting still at acomputerterminalalldaycan give you astiffneck.
- Sheflungherarmsaround his neck.
- Hepeeledthelabeloff the neck of thebottle.
The head & face
- -cheeked
- -chinned
- -faced
- -necked
- cheekbone
- chin
- chiselled
- chop
- dimpled
- duck face
- frontal
- jowl
- mandible
- maxillofacial
- modiolus
- mug
- nucha
- nuchal
- physiognomy
- weak
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
The head & neck of non-human animals
Parts of clothes
necknoun[C](TOP PART)
partof ahollowobjectthat is at thetopand isnarrowerthan thepartbelow it:
(物体的)颈部the neck of abottle/guitar瓶颈/吉他的琴颈
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medicalspecialized
anarrowpartof abodypart:
(身体)缩窄的部分cancerof the neck of theuterus宫颈癌
Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- biomarker
- cartridge
- cell
- chunk
- modularity
- modularized
- moiety
- multi-branched
- multi-component
- panel
- piece
- sub
- sub-sector
- subscale
- subscience
- subsection
- subsegment
- unit
See also
bottleneck
halterneck
redneck
roughneck
turtleneck
Idioms
be up toyourneck (insomething)
be up toyourneck insomething
get it in the neck
neck and neck
this, our, etc.neck of the woods
putyourneck on the line
neck
verb[I]
old-fashionedinformaluk/nek/us/nek/neckverb[I](KISS)
tokissandholdapersonin asexualway
拥吻neckverb[I](DRINK)
UKinformal
todrinksomething,especiallyalcohol, veryquickly:
快速饮用(尤指酒精饮料)He's necked twobottlesofwinealready.他已经很快地清空了两瓶葡萄酒。