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单词 neck
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Definition of neck in English:

neck

noun nɛknɛk

  • 1The part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body.

    颈项，脖子

    she had a silver crucifix around her neck

    她脖子上的银十字架。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even such minor things as reading in bed or gritting your teeth can strain neck muscles.
    • I pictured the huge flightless bird with a lofty, slender neck and beady eyes.
    • Viridian enquires as she pats the dragon's thick, scaly neck.
    • She tilted the girl's neck to the side, leaving the jugular exposed.
    • She was given a neck brace and taken to the hospital on a stretcher.
    • Rubbing at his aching neck with the hand he still had, he turned toward the fire.
    • He suffered a neck injury that led to the end of his playing career.
    • He drew his sword in one swift motion and prepared to slash it into the woman's exposed neck.
    • I wanted to wring his scrawny little neck.
    • He wrenched him around and grasped his scrawny neck in a dangerously tight headlock.
    • She stretched her long, graceful neck out to me and I drew back a little.
    • Pull your shoulders down while leaning your head to each side to stretch your neck muscles.
    • I wiped the back of my bare, sweaty neck with my hand.
    • He of course, took this as an invitation to kiss her exposed neck.
    • She got up and massaged her tight neck muscles.
    • She was breathing heavily and rubbing her sore neck with one hand.
    • She is suffering from whiplash and is wearing a neck brace as a precaution.
    • I grabbed the bars again, and craned my stiff neck to look out as far as I could.
    • He nuzzled my neck for a moment before raising his head.
    • The hangman miscalculated the drop and the man's neck was not broken.
    • He went back to watching TV, rubbing his stiff neck.
    • Whispering my name once again, he tilted my head to the side, and kissed my bare neck.
    Synonyms
    nape, scruff
    technical cervix
    archaic scrag, halse
    1. 1.1 The part of a garment that is around or close to the neck.
      （衣服的）领圈，领口
      her dress had three buttons at the neck undone

      她衣服领口处的三个纽扣没扣上。

      a round neck

      圆领。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Tonight, Raven wore a silky red blouse with a high neck secured with gold buttons and enlaced with gold trimming.
      • I went through my wardrobe for a short denim skirt and a white halter neck.
      • He tugged at the neck of his turtleneck sweater feeling like it was a noose tightening with each attack.
      • He was wearing a navy blue button neck polo shirt, worn blue jeans with a tear on the right leg and trainers.
      • Putting the logo on the sleeve or the neck is a popular, fresh approach that especially suits camp shirts.
      • Choose wide, open or low-cut necks, which create length.
      • Our favourite V - neck woolly jumper wearing lads are back to reclaim their throne.
      • The man picked up the three turtle necks and started to ring them up.
      • There was a piece of metal about this big stuck in the neck piece of my vest.
      • Today he was wearing a cobalt button-down casual shirt with a collar neck.
      • She flicked through the dresses until a sky-blue halter neck dress caught her eye.
      • She was wearing a thick polo neck sweater, but beneath it she wore next to nothing.
      • Allison then put on her tight black Capri pants and her red turtle neck.
      • Her pride and joy was a white polo neck sweater, white trousers and knee length jerkin.
      • I pulled the neck of my gown close about me and asked: ‘You guys sure you want to be out in this?’
      • He caught hold of the neck of the offending garment and ripped it clean to the hem.
      • "Yeah, OK, as long as I can use your halter neck.
      • I'd downed three mouthfuls so far and was starting to sweat through my polo neck sweater.
      • Does she want me to dress in turtle necks and jeans all the time?
    2. 1.2mass noun Meat from an animal's neck.
      （动物的）颈肉
      neck of lamb
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Stuffed pork fillet roll is also offered, as is pork neck, and pork kebab.
      • Go for sweet-tasting neck fillets and simply sauté them in olive oil with onions, garlic and some chunky carrots.
      • She creates the tasty treat by arranging layers of onion, tomato and pork neck steak on the skewer.
      • Purists maintain that the only acceptable and traditional ingredients are neck mutton chops or kid, potatoes, onions, and water.
      • TODAY IS St Patrick's Day and one thing you can be sure of in Ireland is a good Irish stew, made with lamb neck, onions and potatoes.
      • They'd use cheap neck and leg cuts but not the most amazing lamb cutlets.
      • My cache includes a fat bouquet of coriander, some lamb neck fillets raised at Boathouse Farm near Lewes, and a pot of yellow honey from Sussex bees.
      • You need best end of neck lamb chops but don't over-trim them; leave a little fat on for flavour.
      • Add garlic, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, juniper berries, peppercorns, reserved duck necks and remaining duck or goose fat.
      • For beef, good casserole cuts are shin, brisket, neck, topside, thick flank or shoulder.
      • What next - peppered shark or ostrich neck marinated in Calvados?
      • They had no bed, breakfast was bread and water and dinner was a bowl of rice with chicken carcass or turkey neck.
      • Richard freeze-dried the head and neck and saved the meat for venison patties.
    3. 1.3 A person's neck regarded as bearing a burden of responsibility or guilt.
      〈喻〉（对责任或过失的）背负
      he'll be stuck with a loan around his neck

      他将不得不背负一笔贷款。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Who wants a heavy burden that hangs around your neck for years like a dead raccoon?
      • That is like a millstone around his neck and one that made him a tad tetchy when the subject was inevitably raised again yesterday.
      • The Republicans clearly hope the same millstone can be hung around Kerry's neck this year.
      • With a mortgage weighing heavily around my neck, how was I to afford to do all that was necessary to give the cottage my individual stamp?
      • I try to be aware of the space I take up, of the prejudice that I carry, and the privilege that is the albatross around my neck.
      • And it's not just individuals who are trying to avoid having any albatross hung around their neck.
      • And it's real, and it's out there, and Gore just happens to have the anchor around his neck.
      • You've been nothing but a ball and chain of heartache and hurt hanging around my neck for too many Godforsaken years.
      • Financially he has been struggling for quite a while, and although he will be falling off the property ladder he will have one less millstone around his neck.
      • A country like the United States, they give them enough rope to tie the noose around their neck several times.
      • Does Kerry deserve to have the most vitriolic Democrats hung around his neck?
      • Sorry to use a cliché but it can't be a weight around our neck.
      • Hanging blame for the Northern Bank raid around the necks of the Sinn Fein leadership has clear political advantages for the taoiseach.
      • Never was the knot around his neck tighter than 15 months ago when the News of the World accused him of being a love rat and a religious bigot.
      • It was like a thousand albatrosses around England supporters' necks every five minutes.
      • The chain of parenthood just got tighter around my neck as now I actually have to pay attention more than half of the time.
      • The one albatross it would be deeply unfair to hang around his neck is the one people seem to have already slain and roped for him.
      • Milnrow Parish Church is a millstone around its parishioners necks, says the vicar, the Rev Robin Usher.
      • This is what happens when a government starts breathing down banks' necks - and maybe it's not such a bad thing.

  • 2A narrow connecting or end part of something.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was blossom on the trees, birds were singing and a stork was nesting in the neck of a rusting water tower on an abandoned farm.
    1. 2.1 The part of a bottle or other container near the mouth.
      瓶（或其他容器）颈
      he seized the neck of the whisky bottle
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Then he tore the cloth and soaked the torn ends in gasoline, and then stuffed them in the neck of each bottle.
      • Carlotta wrapped her slender fingers around the neck of the vase sitting next to her husband's chair.
      • She stabbed another student with a broken bottle neck.
      • Describing the incident in the caravan, he said the man had hold of a vodka bottle by the neck and he reached for the knife out of panic and fear.
      • Grasping the broken bottle by its neck, he slashed at the crazed slayer with it.
      • She said Gavin, then 17, had been seen waving a bottle by its neck.
      • If your corkscrew won't shift it, try running hot water over the neck of the bottle to expand the glass, then revert to the corkscrew.
      • The final straw came when the wine waiter let a single drop fall from the neck of the bottle on to the table.
      • She ran towards it and picked up a hefty bottle by the neck.
      • He told the court how the man stared aggressively at him before walking over holding an empty bottle by the neck.
      • My hand trembled, the neck of the bottle knocked against the rim of the glass.
      • Men tilting their pints and liquor gurgling out of the neck of the bottles in a steamy smoke-filled American pub.
      • He held the bottle by its neck, and unscrewed the cap and dropped it.
      • The necks of old port bottles, for example, usually have a slightly bulbous form.
      • I picked candle wax where it had run down the neck of the wine bottle and hardened.
      • To decant these bottles successfully all you need to do is to hold the neck of the bottle above a bright light and pour the contents slowly into a clean jug, or decanter.
      • Chase squeezed the neck of the bottle tightly, making his hands sweat and his knuckles go white.
      • Instead, she fitted a funnel attachment to the neck of the red bottle.
      • Stuffed into the neck of the bottle was a flame engulfed rag, blazing brightly.
      • One broke off the neck of the bottle in order to release the ointment.
      • She reached beside her and wrapped her fingers around the neck of a large pouch that she had to fill with water.
      • She placed her hand around the neck of the bottle and dragged it towards her.
    2. 2.2 A narrow piece of land or sea, such as an isthmus or channel.
      （地峡、海峡或山口等的）狭长地带；狭长水域
      the narrow neck of land between loch and sea
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A narrow neck of land at the southeast corner of the peninsula connects it with the adjacent upland.
      • After about twenty five minutes we passed through the narrow neck leading into Eagle bay.
      • After bouncing weighted nymphs along the bottom through the neck of a pool, a good-sized fish took, ran several yards and came off.
      • The evacuation of the people of Kyle and of Kyleakin on Skye on the other side of the narrow neck of Loch Alsh began at once.
      • After an hour's steaming they came to a channel between two narrow necks of land through which the tide rushed with the frenzy of the Severn Bore.
      • It stood at the head of the spur, and was linked to the mass of the mountains by a broad neck.
      • To divert Turkish attention, the Royal Naval Division would make a feint attack at Bulair, at the narrow neck of the peninsula.
      Synonyms
      strait, straits, sound, arm, narrows, passage, sea passage, stretch of water, waterway
    3. 2.3Anatomy A narrow part near one end of an organ, such as the uterus.
      〔剖〕颈
      the neck of the womb, usually called the cervix
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Changes in the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine, femoral neck and total hip were similar in both groups.
      • Similar trends were found when measuring density at the femoral neck and greater trochanter.
      • However, results may be limited, because the bladder neck and median prostate lobe cannot be treated.
      • Bone density measurements at the hip and femoral neck were also significantly lower in the anorexia nervosa group.
      • The narrow neck of the uterus is called the cervix.
      • In-hospital mortality after admission for fractured neck of femur is 13 % in England.
      • Despite being large the neck of the hernia is narrow, however, only surgery can correct it.
      • For example, figure 3 depicts an orthopaedics unit reviewing its care for patients with fractured neck of femur.
      • A common example of this is the cervical smear test, which is a biopsy of the cells around a woman's cervix, the neck of the womb.
      • The bulking agent is injected periurethrally or transurethrally under the submucosa to bulk the tissues around the bladder neck.
      • Stage 1 involves stopping the heart beat of the foetus and softening the neck of the womb (cervix).
      • Density mass was determined by measuring the femoral necks and the lumbar spine.
    4. 2.4 The part of a violin, guitar, or other similar instrument that bears the fingerboard.
      （小提琴或吉他等的）琴颈
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Bard pulled up, hands reaching for the strings and neck of the lute.
      • A single musician played a sprightly tune on a curious stringed instrument with two necks.
      • Max placed the guitar in Milo's lap, and Milo gently curled his long fingers around the neck.
      • I could never play it though I was always hypnotized by how people could strum the cords and work the neck of the guitar.
      • A European bowed string instrument with a neck and resonator carved from a single piece of wood.
      • D.J. steepled his fingers against the neck of his guitar, and then bent them over the chords.
      • I ran my fingers down the neck of the guitar, relishing how smooth and polished it felt.
    5. 2.5often volcanic neckGeology A column of solidified lava or igneous rock formed in a volcanic vent, especially when exposed by erosion.
      〔地质〕岩颈
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Devils Tower, Wyoming, is probably a volcanic neck but might also be a laccolith.
      • The ore body is brecciated and may represent the filling of a volcanic neck or pipe.
      • These four landform types are called lava flows, volcanic peaks, calderas, and volcanic necks.
      • Over here is Belougery Spire, OK, and that's an old volcanic neck.
      • Ryolite is the hard rock, which can be seen in the large volcanic neck that juts up along the river and is the bulk of the rock in the park.
      • Sometimes volcanic necks are locally referred to as a butte.
      • These volcanic necks are what remain of the volcanic ‘throat’ after surrounding sediment and pyroclastic material has been stripped away.
      • The first few of these volcanic necks are identified as rhyolite, a light colored rock.
      • A dominant landform near the Cuesta College campus is the chain of volcanic necks known as the Morros or the Seven Sisters.
      • A volcanic neck is simply the hardened magma in the ‘pipe’ or central channel of a volcano.
      • Climbers had been daunted by this 1,700-foot volcanic neck for years; at least one had died trying to reach the top.
      • Devil's Tower in Wyoming is one of several exposed volcanic necks in the area.
      • A beautiful example of a volcanic neck is Shiprock Mountain, New Mexico shown in picture 4.
      • These volcanic necks are the remnants of upwelling lava from the cores of active volcanoes in prehistoric times.
      • To the south of this valley are many more volcanic necks which have unusual shapes and color.
      • This volcanic neck is located a few miles south of Tuff Canyon on the west side of the road.
      • The volcanic necks are composed of basic rocks, basalt, basalt breccia, or andesite, showing considerable variation in mineralogy, texture, and structure within the same neck.
      • A zone of sterilized rock around the volcanic neck will be sampled at a depth of several hundred meters to determine if microorganisms are present.
      • The western range, called the Black Mountains, is a rugged terrain with numerous volcanic necks and lava flows.
      • Wingrock soils are on low fan terraces below volcanic necks and associated dikes.
    6. 2.6Botany A narrow supporting part in a plant, especially the terminal part of the fruiting body in a fern, bryophyte, or fungus.
      〔植〕（蕨、苔藓或菌类的）茎部
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Earlier works were focused only on formation of coated buds connected to the initial membrane by narrow membrane necks.
      • Stem growth should also be absent and the neck and base of the bulb should be firm and rot free.

  • 3The length of a horse's head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race.

    （赛马中表示领先程度的）颈长

    Dolpour won by a neck from Wood Dancer

    “多尔波”以一颈之差险胜“丛林舞者”。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On her latest outing Jamie Mackay's mount swept through to lead inside the final furlong and win by a neck from Astrocharm.
    • But he ran some good races in defeat before winning at Goodwood by a neck from Swinbrook.
    • Bandari took to the front with four furlongs to go but he was pressured all the way to the finish by a group of five other horses before eventually winning by a head and a neck.
    • Stoway won by a neck, with Takas and Vital Agreement finishing in a dead heat for second.
    • The eight-year-old has finished in the frame in both his starts this season and went down by only a neck to On The Outside over fences at Stratford last month.
    • But he accelerated superbly to lead just after the last and eased down to win by a neck.
    • But Robinson's mount, trained by Clive Cox, battled back to take the lead once again in the closing moments to win by a neck.
    • The filly prevailed by a short head, with Chorist a neck away in third.
    • Kicking King edged out Monkerhostin by a neck on Monday to win the King George VI Chase at Sandown.
    • And the tactic pays off as Fire Up The Band just holds off the fast-finishing The Tatling to win by a neck.
    • Gaelic Dream edged Just Heavens Gate by a neck for the second spot in the race for three-year-olds and older.
    • But Hughes didn't give up and Screwdriver gave one last push to win by a neck.
    • Simington guided Coalhouse to a neck win in the ninth race at Louisiana Downs to reach the milestone.
    • Indian Creek came from nowhere to claim the Hardwicke Stakes, winning by a neck from Bollin Eric in a thrilling finish.
    • Big Prairie and Gun Salute came running late to close the gap, but ran out of race track as Rush Bay held on to win by a neck.
    • Guided Tour was the runner-up, one length behind the winner and a neck ahead of Golden Missile.
    • Victory Smile was second, with Magic Winner a short neck behind in third.
    • Dunmurry King 5/1 which had come in as a reserve was a neck further away third.
    • After being ninth with a furlong left to run, War Chant rallied six wide to win by a neck.
    • Her only loss was a second-place finish by a neck in an allowance race on May 9 at Lyon-Parilly.
verb nɛknɛk

  • 1informal no object (of two people) kiss and caress amorously.

    〈非正式〉（两人）亲热拥吻

    we started necking on the sofa

    我们在沙发上亲热起来。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We watched the intro, which is a great, colourful and enticing cavalcade of various scenarios: people dancing, doing yoga, necking and so on.
    • The bus stops in Oklahoma and Sal meets a girl with whom he necks all the way to Indianapolis.
    • As a big fan myself, I was glad to see so many folks just can't get enough kissing, necking, smooching, or whatever you like to call the delicious union of lips, tongues and mouths.
    • Ear-licking, necking in bushes, it's all there.
    • I will name, also, Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr necking on the beach in From Here to Eternity.
    • Well, middle-aged people shouldn't be necking on TV; this is rule number-one.
    • She will gossip about you if she sees you behaving outside of the boundaries of moral decency (like necking in the park), especially with someone that happens NOT to be your better half.
    • Soon enough, she's necking passionately with the hot young author whose latest book she's been hired to work on.
    • We are an unlikely couple to be necking on the street.
    • I fondly recall my early sexual experiences, where discovery, anticipation, and mystery were such a big part of the excitement, and you spent hours just necking before even thinking of heading south - if you even dared.
    • She gets crushes on girls, or her gay male friends, though she spends a lot of time necking with a cross dresser named Curry.
    • No worries, Mom - I think I've outgrown necking at my parents' house.
    • You'll have to explain why you and Kiley are necking at your birthday party anyways.
    • Personally, I'm still a big fan of the early years, with all that pre-sex necking in a dark corner for, like, three hours until you're both so randy you can hardly see straight.
    • Her attempts to push the relationship forward move at a glacial pace, but eventually she and her new lover are forced, mostly by embarrassment, to progress from necking.
    • It seems they're necking on the decking, whispering sweet nothings by the sweet peas and what they get up to behind the shrubbery is nobody's business.
    • I was speechless, however, when I found that the pair who had been observed necking in the farthest corner of the room about an hour ago remained in the same position, totally oblivious to the happenings around them.
    • Not just kissing, they were necking passionately, hands all over each other, inside each other's clothing, oblivious of me, of anyone or anything but their mutual passion.
    • People don't want to see a big muscly man necking with his wife.
    • You respond to physical stimulation, enjoy necking and spending hours just touching, feeling and exploring.
    Synonyms
    kiss, caress, pet

  • 2British informal with object Swallow (something, especially a drink)

    〈英，非正式〉一口喝下（某物，尤指酒）

    after necking some beers, we left the bar

    灌了些啤酒后，我们离开了酒吧。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lucky for him, I was agoraphobic at the time, and could barely make it to the corner shop without necking a month's supply of Valium.
    • Of course there's nothing wrong with necking a few beers and getting caught up in the buzz of the World Cup.
    • Usually I neck it with a big glass of orange juice just before my bacon roll during our morning tea break.
    • I necked some Lucozade, three lattes and a tea in an attempt to stay awake, and walked up and down Tottenhan Court Road with Mark at lunchtime in a vain attempt to stave off unconsciousness.
    • I have to say, though, necking champagne on a rooftop with one of the best views of the city beats the actual handover event hands down.
    • Ah well, I'll just blame it on the bourbon I've been necking all evening…
    • He was ordering two at a time and necking them like it was last orders in a Nottingham nightclub.
    • I made my excuses, scabbed £20 for a cab off a friend and ran home, where I necked some painkillers, kicked off my boots, dived into bed fully clothed and slept for five hours.
    • It was Ursula down in reception, ready for our joint leaving do, so I necked the drink and carted off my stuff, taking a last look around the office that has been a second home for the last six years.
    • The boy grins and necks a pill that won't be invented again for another seven years.
    • They recommend passengers embarking on long flights neck an aspirin beforehand to avoid Economy Class Syndrome.
    • He's not here just at the moment though as he's currently necking a couple of gin and tonics to soothe the nerves in the Big Blogger green room.
    • I headed to the pub, and was stunned by the noise, the crowd, the smoke and the astonishing quantities of alcohol that were being necked by the denizens of Carlisle.
    • After sleeping for most of the day and necking another handful of the same vitamin pills as yesterday, I'm feeling a lot better.
    • Mark and Will saw me necking my drink in an effort to escape, and saved me by calling me over to tell me something ‘very important’.
    • I did run around a lot, eat a fair amount of food, neck a reasonable amount of champagne, and get fairly merry all up.
    • Apparently, Austin is responsible for necking one per cent of the tequila bought in the US - about five times the average.
    • She then returned alone into the pub, necked her drink, stared at everyone in threatening manner and left to puzzled looks all round.
    • ‘Nearly everyone I know necks a few pints to get into the mood,’ Ian said.
    • Not to mention a weekend necking more Nurofen than is strictly recommended.
    • Frequently ravers would continue into the next day as they necked more pills in a quest to recapture the feeling of the first rush, or to retreat from the depressing re - entry into the grey normality of the everyday.
    Synonyms
    swallow, gulp down, quaff, swill, guzzle, sup

  • 3often neck downno object Form a narrowed part at a particular point when subjected to tension.

    （因拉伸而）变狭；变细

    the nylon filament necks down to a fraction of its original diameter

    尼龙丝拉伸变细后直径只有原先的几分之一。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because an appreciable fraction of the plastic deformation will be concentrated in the necked region of the tension specimen, the value of e f will depend on the gage length L 0 over which the measurement was taken.
    • He thinks that Shimano's pin, by necking down, allows the hole to constrict again after being stretched by the flared leading tip, while his damages the hole less with its smoother, gapless transition from leading tip to pin.

Phrases

  • break one's neck to do something

    • informal Exert oneself to the utmost to achieve something.

      〈非正式〉拼命做

      he had to break his neck to make Price's work look good
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You do not seem to enjoy being in their company, even though Natasha breaks her neck to make you comfortable.
      • I'm afraid I've lost a bit of respect for the people I've been breaking my neck to represent.
      • But tonight showed the contrast between a guy who's finished his agenda and a guy who's breaking his neck to implement a new agenda.
      • I support this, although I wouldn't break my neck to fight for it.
      • I am beginning to feel out of step because I'm not breaking my neck to grow my business.

  • get (or catch) it in the neck

    • informal Be severely criticized or punished.

      〈非正式〉受到严厉谴责（或惩罚）

      whenever I try to help someone, I seem to get it in the neck
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Poor Corinthians are always getting it in the neck from their fans.
      • With the modern world getting it in the neck from both The Times and The Guardian, the Daily Telegraph could hardly stand idly by.
      • Enough of that will happen anyway, without the assistance of the morally certain - it's always the poor average person who gets it in the neck.
      • Microsoft gets it in the neck on both these points, especially whenever a high-profile Windows exploit is released.
      • Salmon farmers have a hard enough time dealing with anti-farm protesters, regulations and international competition without getting it in the neck from their clients as well.
      • But perhaps it does take somebody of above the average wit to predict that they are going to really catch it in the neck when their wells dry up in 2025.
      • And I hope Buffy's boyfriend gets it in the neck - he's a waste of space.
      • The film reviews are fascinating snapshots across more than half a century, and Hollywood itself gets it in the neck regularly.
      • Ordinary mortals, however, get it in the neck for just happening to be driving by when the VVIP cavalcade zooms past.
      • Because they'll do the diags on it back at base and find out it's still working, and then I'll get it in the neck for not diagnosing it properly.
      • Henry has been getting it in the neck, nevertheless, for failing to take a proper patriotic holiday.
      • The problem now is that in these peace processing days it's not the Fenians down the road that are getting it in the neck but the Prods up the street.
      • One said: ‘We are in the front line so we get it in the neck.’
      • So, after the Reds had lost successive home games for the first time in four years, it was a fair bet somebody was going to get it in the neck.
      • I was getting it in the neck, so was the chairman but deep down he realises what I'm attempting to do.
      • The Police Minister is getting it in the neck for this, but he's a loyal old stick.
      • ‘We'd get it in the neck on Monday if he'd a bad game the day before’.
      • I do still fail to see why Liverpool got it in the neck in your article as a result.
      • With the Minister for Finance getting it on the neck from all sides for the tough stance in the Budget it might be reasonable to assume he has got it right.
      • So you see the great guys getting it in the neck and you say, well, why should I be any different?
      • This time its the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who is getting it in the neck.
      • The Minister for Education was getting it in the neck over the (still only theoretical) return of some sort of third level fees.

  • have the neck to do something

    〈非正式〉厚着脸皮做某事

    • informal Have the impudence or nerve to do something.

      〈非正式〉厚着脸皮做某事

      he had the neck to say I wasn't going to marry the man
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Imagine having the neck to take a week's holidays after sitting for a mere 12 days on their return from a 14-week summer holiday.
      • Dr Cowley even had the neck to plug in his phone in Mr Kenny's office.
      • And he had the neck to tell me that if it wasn't for the passengers the railways would be very efficient.
      • It was estimated that 20,000 Lions supporters had descended on Brisbane for the game but just one had the neck to get the exact shot he wanted at the big time.
      • It will be interesting to see how many members of the Irish Government and the Opposition who have colluded with them will have the neck to come to County Limerick in St Patrick's week to shake the hand of Lech Walesa.
      • Do you have the neck to ask for a bigger discount from your supplier?

  • neck and neck

    • Level in a race or other competition.

      并驾齐驱；不相上下

      opinion polls showed the two major parties neck and neck
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We were neck and neck, him matching me stride for stride, the sounds of the screaming crowd overwhelming the sounds of us.
      • I think Fionn, Katrina, and Marla are all running neck and neck.
      • The pair were neck and neck over the last and fought it out right to the winning post, with the judge needing several minutes to separate them in a photo finish.
      • Till the end of the race, they were neck and neck and at the end of the race, they couldn't tell who won.
      • Polls put the two main candidates neck and neck at the head of a race with 24 candidates in all, making a run-off next month almost certain.
      • Tonight, it's the night before the election and the race for the White House is neck and neck.
      • She caught up, and we were neck and neck, going as fast as we possibly could.
      • Helian jumped up right behind her, and soon they were racing neck and neck.
      • Quitting smoking is always a big winner for the top New Year's resolution - running neck and neck with losing weight.
      • It happened just as a Gold Cup was reaching its closing stages, with about five horses racing neck and neck.
      • Have you ever been in the stands at a race meeting when ‘your’ horse is neck and neck on that last half furlong?
      • The two cars were soon neck and neck, engines screaming down the narrow roadway.
      • The sudden rise in poll fortunes last month, when the party was neck and neck with Labour for the first time in a decade, appears to have been little more than a blip.
      • These two evenly matched players compete neck and neck and so the mental element will make the difference.
      • Throughout the competition, a number of teams were neck and neck and it was only in the final rounds that the winners were evident.
      • In this instance, you have the unsavory spectacle of blatant cynicism racing neck and neck with latent xenophobia.
      • Recent opinion polls suggest the Liberals and Conservatives are neck and neck in national popular support.
      • The challenger was already running neck and neck with the incumbent president.
      • Two of the horses were neck and neck down to the finish line with a crowd of cowboys and cowgirls cheering them on.
      • Going into the final game, the two sides were neck and neck, so everything hinged on the 30-minute match.
      • In terms of reputation, the two architects were neck and neck by the time Hitler came to power.
      • He was neck and neck with someone, almost to the finish line when the pounding of fresh rain brought him to life again.
      • They had not had things all their own way and the race was neck and neck until the last 200 meters.
      Synonyms
      level, equal, tied, nip and tuck, side by side, with nothing to choose between them, close together

  • neck of the woods

    • informal A particular area.

      〈非正式〉地带；地段

      fancy seeing her in this neck of the woods!

      想不到在树林这里看到她。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • From my neck of the woods we would say; " Bring it on.
      • Well, there's nothing much happening in my neck of the woods right now.
      • Another plus point for the Old Dock Bar was its wine list, which was exceptional value for this neck of the woods.
      • It's not too bad here on the coast, but reports from the Midlands suggest that things are a bit chillier in that neck of the woods.
      • Those who study statistics in plush Whitehall office suites should get out and visit this neck of the woods.
      • It had been about a year since I'd been in that neck of the woods.
      • City slicker smart alecs don't go down well in this neck of the woods - a constituency comprising a huge swathe of rural Ulster.
      • The Australian Government and indeed the public have just become aware of the worst maritime disaster ever seen in our neck of the woods.
      • I feel a link to it because, although Campden is far from my neck of the woods, I know the village and the reputed home of one of the protagonists very well indeed.
      • Find out what's going on in your neck of the woods, and enjoy yourself.
      • In my neck of the woods, people discuss differences of opinions, rather than set up straw men and knock them down.
      • Do you have any exotic wild animals in your neck of the woods?
      • The olives, rosemary and lavender all seem to be going well too, as the autumn continues to be quite warm and balmy in this neck of the woods.
      • We very rarely get snow in this neck of the woods.
      • On weekends we'd take turns cruising the various town and villages in our neck of the woods.
      • Gardening - as it is practised in my neck of the woods - requires a little bit of forward planning.
      • And they say a lot of rain falls in this neck of the woods?
      • Planning permission is next to impossible to get in this neck of the woods.
      • Its West End location means it unavoidably gets the besuited, after-work types that lurk in packs in this neck of the woods.
      • Naturally, I was delighted to hear he'd be making a pit stop in my neck of the woods on his way back from Northern Ireland.
      • Anyway, if you're ever in that neck of the woods, check it out.
      • Unfortunately, it's turned out to be a bit of PR disaster… at least in our neck of the woods.
      Synonyms
      neighbourhood, district, area, locality, locale, quarter, community, part, region, zone

  • up to one's neck in

    • informal Seriously or busily involved in.

      〈非正式〉深深陷入（或卷入）

      they were up to their necks in debt

      他们债台高筑。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He would have been up to his neck in discussions with the CIA about the bombing, and would have massive inside knowledge about the case.
      • In your work life, you're up to your neck in Machiavellian intrigue.
      • If I hadn't been up to my neck in trouble before, I certainly was now.
      • In addition to which, I am up to my neck in Secretarial work as the conference in Tobago approaches (early November).
      • They were up to their neck in corrupt practice and that was the way that the thing went.
      • There he was a couple of years ago without a penny to his name and up to his neck in trouble.
      • Because they are up to their neck in it, the police and the politicians turn a blind eye.
      • What if I have the desire and talent to design clothes but must hold down a desk job because I have four kids and am up to my neck in bills?
      • But the local villains have other ideas and almost immediately Nicky is up to his neck in criminal activities.
      • Before you know it, you're up to your neck in zombies.
      • So it was a very interesting time, and I was right up to my neck in social welfare work.
      • He was later appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs, while up to his neck in corruption.
      • Oh, because if you really went to the Caribbean without my consent, you'd be up to your neck in trouble.
      • When I returned from the Caribbean I was up to my neck in inspiration…
      • I'll try and work on it over the next few days, but I'm up to my neck in work and life at the moment, so free time is at a premium.
      • He's up to his neck in the latest scam.
      • EastEnder's entrepreneur is up to his neck in debt.
      • However, I failed to keep my vow and, thanks to a nasty spending habit that began in 1995, I was soon up to my neck in debt again.
      • We've been up to our neck in trouble since the bombing raid in the city two days ago.
      • He was up to his neck in all kinds of illegal property deals and back-handers.

Derivatives

  • necked

    • adjective
    • in combination an open-necked shirt

      开领衬衫。

      a red-necked grebe

      赤颈鸊鷉。

  • necker

    • noun

  • neckless

    • adjective
    • When you add up the rest of the bits, an average bald, plucked, neckless, gutless chicken weighs about 4 pounds.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A security guard - like all the others, a large neckless guy in a pinstriped suit - comes to the gate and yells that he has an announcement.
      • A red velvet curtain serves as a door and is patrolled by a neckless bodybuilder in a tuxedo.
      • With respect to the last criteria, I have to note that on entering, I noticed some neckless fat men with gold chains accompanied by very young, skinny pouting girls.
      • His cone-shaped body and neckless head terrified the other children at the orphanage, and at the tender age of 10, the Conical Cowboy set out into the world to make his fortune.

Origin

Old English hnecca 'back of the neck', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek 'neck' and German Nacken 'nape'.

  • In Old English the word neck (then spelled hnecca) was quite rare, and actually referred to the back of the neck. Our idea of ‘neck’ was expressed by the words halse and swire, which today survive only as Scottish and northern English dialect terms. A number of common phrases involve necks. Neck and neck, meaning ‘level in a race or contest’ dates back to 1672: it refers to two horses struggling to establish the lead in a race. Horses have been winning races by a neck since at least 1791. The same neck of the woods, ‘the same small area or community’, derives from neck used in the sense ‘narrow strip of woodland’, which is recorded from the mid 17th century, originally in the USA. People have used necking to mean ‘kissing and cuddling’ since the early 19th century, presumably from the idea of clasping someone affectionately around the neck. See also save

Rhymes

beck, bedeck, check, cheque, Chiang Kai-shek, crosscheck, Czech, deck, dreck, exec, fleck, heck, hitech, keck, lek, peck, Québec, rec, reck, sec, sneck, spec, speck, spot-check, tec, tech, Toulouse-Lautrec, trek, wreck
noun.1
phr.

Definition of neck in US English:

neck

nounneknɛk

  • 1The part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body.

    颈项，脖子

    she is wearing a silk scarf around her neck
    as modifier the neck muscles

    颈部肌肉。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pull your shoulders down while leaning your head to each side to stretch your neck muscles.
    • She got up and massaged her tight neck muscles.
    • He nuzzled my neck for a moment before raising his head.
    • She was given a neck brace and taken to the hospital on a stretcher.
    • I pictured the huge flightless bird with a lofty, slender neck and beady eyes.
    • He drew his sword in one swift motion and prepared to slash it into the woman's exposed neck.
    • Viridian enquires as she pats the dragon's thick, scaly neck.
    • I wiped the back of my bare, sweaty neck with my hand.
    • She tilted the girl's neck to the side, leaving the jugular exposed.
    • He wrenched him around and grasped his scrawny neck in a dangerously tight headlock.
    • She is suffering from whiplash and is wearing a neck brace as a precaution.
    • She was breathing heavily and rubbing her sore neck with one hand.
    • He went back to watching TV, rubbing his stiff neck.
    • I wanted to wring his scrawny little neck.
    • I grabbed the bars again, and craned my stiff neck to look out as far as I could.
    • He of course, took this as an invitation to kiss her exposed neck.
    • Whispering my name once again, he tilted my head to the side, and kissed my bare neck.
    • She stretched her long, graceful neck out to me and I drew back a little.
    • Rubbing at his aching neck with the hand he still had, he turned toward the fire.
    • Even such minor things as reading in bed or gritting your teeth can strain neck muscles.
    • The hangman miscalculated the drop and the man's neck was not broken.
    • He suffered a neck injury that led to the end of his playing career.
    Synonyms
    nape, scruff
    1. 1.1 The part of a shirt, dress, or other garment that is around or close to the neck.
      （衣服的）领圈，领口
      her dress had three buttons at the neck undone

      她衣服领口处的三个纽扣没扣上。

      a polo neck
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Her pride and joy was a white polo neck sweater, white trousers and knee length jerkin.
      • She was wearing a thick polo neck sweater, but beneath it she wore next to nothing.
      • I'd downed three mouthfuls so far and was starting to sweat through my polo neck sweater.
      • Does she want me to dress in turtle necks and jeans all the time?
      • Allison then put on her tight black Capri pants and her red turtle neck.
      • Putting the logo on the sleeve or the neck is a popular, fresh approach that especially suits camp shirts.
      • I pulled the neck of my gown close about me and asked: ‘You guys sure you want to be out in this?’
      • She flicked through the dresses until a sky-blue halter neck dress caught her eye.
      • Our favourite V - neck woolly jumper wearing lads are back to reclaim their throne.
      • He caught hold of the neck of the offending garment and ripped it clean to the hem.
      • Tonight, Raven wore a silky red blouse with a high neck secured with gold buttons and enlaced with gold trimming.
      • He was wearing a navy blue button neck polo shirt, worn blue jeans with a tear on the right leg and trainers.
      • There was a piece of metal about this big stuck in the neck piece of my vest.
      • The man picked up the three turtle necks and started to ring them up.
      • I went through my wardrobe for a short denim skirt and a white halter neck.
      • Choose wide, open or low-cut necks, which create length.
      • "Yeah, OK, as long as I can use your halter neck.
      • He tugged at the neck of his turtleneck sweater feeling like it was a noose tightening with each attack.
      • Today he was wearing a cobalt button-down casual shirt with a collar neck.
    2. 1.2 Meat from an animal's neck.
      （动物的）颈肉
      neck of lamb made an excellent stew

      羊羔的颈肉做成了极佳的炖肉。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • They had no bed, breakfast was bread and water and dinner was a bowl of rice with chicken carcass or turkey neck.
      • My cache includes a fat bouquet of coriander, some lamb neck fillets raised at Boathouse Farm near Lewes, and a pot of yellow honey from Sussex bees.
      • What next - peppered shark or ostrich neck marinated in Calvados?
      • Stuffed pork fillet roll is also offered, as is pork neck, and pork kebab.
      • Purists maintain that the only acceptable and traditional ingredients are neck mutton chops or kid, potatoes, onions, and water.
      • She creates the tasty treat by arranging layers of onion, tomato and pork neck steak on the skewer.
      • Richard freeze-dried the head and neck and saved the meat for venison patties.
      • TODAY IS St Patrick's Day and one thing you can be sure of in Ireland is a good Irish stew, made with lamb neck, onions and potatoes.
      • Add garlic, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, juniper berries, peppercorns, reserved duck necks and remaining duck or goose fat.
      • They'd use cheap neck and leg cuts but not the most amazing lamb cutlets.
      • For beef, good casserole cuts are shin, brisket, neck, topside, thick flank or shoulder.
      • You need best end of neck lamb chops but don't over-trim them; leave a little fat on for flavour.
      • Go for sweet-tasting neck fillets and simply sauté them in olive oil with onions, garlic and some chunky carrots.
    3. 1.3 A person's neck regarded as bearing a burden of responsibility or guilt.
      〈喻〉（对责任或过失的）背负
      he'll be stuck with a loan around his neck

      他将不得不背负一笔贷款。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • This is what happens when a government starts breathing down banks' necks - and maybe it's not such a bad thing.
      • Financially he has been struggling for quite a while, and although he will be falling off the property ladder he will have one less millstone around his neck.
      • The Republicans clearly hope the same millstone can be hung around Kerry's neck this year.
      • Never was the knot around his neck tighter than 15 months ago when the News of the World accused him of being a love rat and a religious bigot.
      • And it's real, and it's out there, and Gore just happens to have the anchor around his neck.
      • Does Kerry deserve to have the most vitriolic Democrats hung around his neck?
      • The one albatross it would be deeply unfair to hang around his neck is the one people seem to have already slain and roped for him.
      • Hanging blame for the Northern Bank raid around the necks of the Sinn Fein leadership has clear political advantages for the taoiseach.
      • That is like a millstone around his neck and one that made him a tad tetchy when the subject was inevitably raised again yesterday.
      • You've been nothing but a ball and chain of heartache and hurt hanging around my neck for too many Godforsaken years.
      • With a mortgage weighing heavily around my neck, how was I to afford to do all that was necessary to give the cottage my individual stamp?
      • I try to be aware of the space I take up, of the prejudice that I carry, and the privilege that is the albatross around my neck.
      • Who wants a heavy burden that hangs around your neck for years like a dead raccoon?
      • A country like the United States, they give them enough rope to tie the noose around their neck several times.
      • The chain of parenthood just got tighter around my neck as now I actually have to pay attention more than half of the time.
      • It was like a thousand albatrosses around England supporters' necks every five minutes.
      • Sorry to use a cliché but it can't be a weight around our neck.
      • And it's not just individuals who are trying to avoid having any albatross hung around their neck.
      • Milnrow Parish Church is a millstone around its parishioners necks, says the vicar, the Rev Robin Usher.

  • 2A narrow part of something, resembling a neck in shape or position.

    颈状部位；细长部分

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was blossom on the trees, birds were singing and a stork was nesting in the neck of a rusting water tower on an abandoned farm.
    1. 2.1 The part of a bottle or other container near the mouth.
      瓶（或其他容器）颈
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One broke off the neck of the bottle in order to release the ointment.
      • The final straw came when the wine waiter let a single drop fall from the neck of the bottle on to the table.
      • Chase squeezed the neck of the bottle tightly, making his hands sweat and his knuckles go white.
      • If your corkscrew won't shift it, try running hot water over the neck of the bottle to expand the glass, then revert to the corkscrew.
      • She ran towards it and picked up a hefty bottle by the neck.
      • Stuffed into the neck of the bottle was a flame engulfed rag, blazing brightly.
      • He held the bottle by its neck, and unscrewed the cap and dropped it.
      • The necks of old port bottles, for example, usually have a slightly bulbous form.
      • My hand trembled, the neck of the bottle knocked against the rim of the glass.
      • To decant these bottles successfully all you need to do is to hold the neck of the bottle above a bright light and pour the contents slowly into a clean jug, or decanter.
      • Carlotta wrapped her slender fingers around the neck of the vase sitting next to her husband's chair.
      • She stabbed another student with a broken bottle neck.
      • She placed her hand around the neck of the bottle and dragged it towards her.
      • I picked candle wax where it had run down the neck of the wine bottle and hardened.
      • Grasping the broken bottle by its neck, he slashed at the crazed slayer with it.
      • She reached beside her and wrapped her fingers around the neck of a large pouch that she had to fill with water.
      • Instead, she fitted a funnel attachment to the neck of the red bottle.
      • Then he tore the cloth and soaked the torn ends in gasoline, and then stuffed them in the neck of each bottle.
      • She said Gavin, then 17, had been seen waving a bottle by its neck.
      • Describing the incident in the caravan, he said the man had hold of a vodka bottle by the neck and he reached for the knife out of panic and fear.
      • He told the court how the man stared aggressively at him before walking over holding an empty bottle by the neck.
      • Men tilting their pints and liquor gurgling out of the neck of the bottles in a steamy smoke-filled American pub.
    2. 2.2 A narrow piece of terrain or sea, such as an isthmus, channel, or pass.
      （地峡、海峡或山口等的）狭长地带；狭长水域
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After about twenty five minutes we passed through the narrow neck leading into Eagle bay.
      • It stood at the head of the spur, and was linked to the mass of the mountains by a broad neck.
      • The evacuation of the people of Kyle and of Kyleakin on Skye on the other side of the narrow neck of Loch Alsh began at once.
      • After an hour's steaming they came to a channel between two narrow necks of land through which the tide rushed with the frenzy of the Severn Bore.
      • A narrow neck of land at the southeast corner of the peninsula connects it with the adjacent upland.
      • After bouncing weighted nymphs along the bottom through the neck of a pool, a good-sized fish took, ran several yards and came off.
      • To divert Turkish attention, the Royal Naval Division would make a feint attack at Bulair, at the narrow neck of the peninsula.
      Synonyms
      strait, straits, sound, arm, narrows, passage, sea passage, stretch of water, waterway
    3. 2.3Anatomy A narrow part near one end of an organ, such as the uterus.
      〔剖〕颈
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The bulking agent is injected periurethrally or transurethrally under the submucosa to bulk the tissues around the bladder neck.
      • Changes in the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine, femoral neck and total hip were similar in both groups.
      • Bone density measurements at the hip and femoral neck were also significantly lower in the anorexia nervosa group.
      • Stage 1 involves stopping the heart beat of the foetus and softening the neck of the womb (cervix).
      • Density mass was determined by measuring the femoral necks and the lumbar spine.
      • In-hospital mortality after admission for fractured neck of femur is 13 % in England.
      • Similar trends were found when measuring density at the femoral neck and greater trochanter.
      • For example, figure 3 depicts an orthopaedics unit reviewing its care for patients with fractured neck of femur.
      • Despite being large the neck of the hernia is narrow, however, only surgery can correct it.
      • However, results may be limited, because the bladder neck and median prostate lobe cannot be treated.
      • The narrow neck of the uterus is called the cervix.
      • A common example of this is the cervical smear test, which is a biopsy of the cells around a woman's cervix, the neck of the womb.
    4. 2.4 The part of a violin, guitar, or other similar instrument that bears the fingerboard.
      （小提琴或吉他等的）琴颈
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I ran my fingers down the neck of the guitar, relishing how smooth and polished it felt.
      • Max placed the guitar in Milo's lap, and Milo gently curled his long fingers around the neck.
      • A European bowed string instrument with a neck and resonator carved from a single piece of wood.
      • I could never play it though I was always hypnotized by how people could strum the cords and work the neck of the guitar.
      • A single musician played a sprightly tune on a curious stringed instrument with two necks.
      • D.J. steepled his fingers against the neck of his guitar, and then bent them over the chords.
      • The Bard pulled up, hands reaching for the strings and neck of the lute.
    5. 2.5often volcanic neckGeology A column of solidified lava or igneous rock formed in a volcanic vent, especially when exposed by erosion.
      〔地质〕岩颈
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ryolite is the hard rock, which can be seen in the large volcanic neck that juts up along the river and is the bulk of the rock in the park.
      • Climbers had been daunted by this 1,700-foot volcanic neck for years; at least one had died trying to reach the top.
      • A beautiful example of a volcanic neck is Shiprock Mountain, New Mexico shown in picture 4.
      • Devils Tower, Wyoming, is probably a volcanic neck but might also be a laccolith.
      • This volcanic neck is located a few miles south of Tuff Canyon on the west side of the road.
      • These volcanic necks are the remnants of upwelling lava from the cores of active volcanoes in prehistoric times.
      • The volcanic necks are composed of basic rocks, basalt, basalt breccia, or andesite, showing considerable variation in mineralogy, texture, and structure within the same neck.
      • The first few of these volcanic necks are identified as rhyolite, a light colored rock.
      • These four landform types are called lava flows, volcanic peaks, calderas, and volcanic necks.
      • Sometimes volcanic necks are locally referred to as a butte.
      • The western range, called the Black Mountains, is a rugged terrain with numerous volcanic necks and lava flows.
      • To the south of this valley are many more volcanic necks which have unusual shapes and color.
      • A zone of sterilized rock around the volcanic neck will be sampled at a depth of several hundred meters to determine if microorganisms are present.
      • A volcanic neck is simply the hardened magma in the ‘pipe’ or central channel of a volcano.
      • Over here is Belougery Spire, OK, and that's an old volcanic neck.
      • These volcanic necks are what remain of the volcanic ‘throat’ after surrounding sediment and pyroclastic material has been stripped away.
      • The ore body is brecciated and may represent the filling of a volcanic neck or pipe.
      • A dominant landform near the Cuesta College campus is the chain of volcanic necks known as the Morros or the Seven Sisters.
      • Wingrock soils are on low fan terraces below volcanic necks and associated dikes.
      • Devil's Tower in Wyoming is one of several exposed volcanic necks in the area.
    6. 2.6Botany A narrow supporting part in a plant, especially the terminal part of the fruiting body in a fern, bryophyte, or fungus.
      〔植〕（蕨、苔藓或菌类的）茎部
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Stem growth should also be absent and the neck and base of the bulb should be firm and rot free.
      • Earlier works were focused only on formation of coated buds connected to the initial membrane by narrow membrane necks.

  • 3The length of a horse's head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race.

    （赛马中表示领先程度的）颈长

    the colt won the 122nd running of the Midsummer Derby by a neck
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But Robinson's mount, trained by Clive Cox, battled back to take the lead once again in the closing moments to win by a neck.
    • But he ran some good races in defeat before winning at Goodwood by a neck from Swinbrook.
    • Dunmurry King 5/1 which had come in as a reserve was a neck further away third.
    • But he accelerated superbly to lead just after the last and eased down to win by a neck.
    • Simington guided Coalhouse to a neck win in the ninth race at Louisiana Downs to reach the milestone.
    • Big Prairie and Gun Salute came running late to close the gap, but ran out of race track as Rush Bay held on to win by a neck.
    • But Hughes didn't give up and Screwdriver gave one last push to win by a neck.
    • And the tactic pays off as Fire Up The Band just holds off the fast-finishing The Tatling to win by a neck.
    • Bandari took to the front with four furlongs to go but he was pressured all the way to the finish by a group of five other horses before eventually winning by a head and a neck.
    • The eight-year-old has finished in the frame in both his starts this season and went down by only a neck to On The Outside over fences at Stratford last month.
    • Kicking King edged out Monkerhostin by a neck on Monday to win the King George VI Chase at Sandown.
    • Victory Smile was second, with Magic Winner a short neck behind in third.
    • Her only loss was a second-place finish by a neck in an allowance race on May 9 at Lyon-Parilly.
    • After being ninth with a furlong left to run, War Chant rallied six wide to win by a neck.
    • On her latest outing Jamie Mackay's mount swept through to lead inside the final furlong and win by a neck from Astrocharm.
    • The filly prevailed by a short head, with Chorist a neck away in third.
    • Stoway won by a neck, with Takas and Vital Agreement finishing in a dead heat for second.
    • Gaelic Dream edged Just Heavens Gate by a neck for the second spot in the race for three-year-olds and older.
    • Guided Tour was the runner-up, one length behind the winner and a neck ahead of Golden Missile.
    • Indian Creek came from nowhere to claim the Hardwicke Stakes, winning by a neck from Bollin Eric in a thrilling finish.
verbneknɛk

  • 1informal no object (of two people) kiss and caress amorously.

    〈非正式〉（两人）亲热拥吻

    we started necking on the sofa

    我们在沙发上亲热起来。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No worries, Mom - I think I've outgrown necking at my parents' house.
    • The bus stops in Oklahoma and Sal meets a girl with whom he necks all the way to Indianapolis.
    • Her attempts to push the relationship forward move at a glacial pace, but eventually she and her new lover are forced, mostly by embarrassment, to progress from necking.
    • Ear-licking, necking in bushes, it's all there.
    • She gets crushes on girls, or her gay male friends, though she spends a lot of time necking with a cross dresser named Curry.
    • I was speechless, however, when I found that the pair who had been observed necking in the farthest corner of the room about an hour ago remained in the same position, totally oblivious to the happenings around them.
    • People don't want to see a big muscly man necking with his wife.
    • Soon enough, she's necking passionately with the hot young author whose latest book she's been hired to work on.
    • You respond to physical stimulation, enjoy necking and spending hours just touching, feeling and exploring.
    • We are an unlikely couple to be necking on the street.
    • We watched the intro, which is a great, colourful and enticing cavalcade of various scenarios: people dancing, doing yoga, necking and so on.
    • You'll have to explain why you and Kiley are necking at your birthday party anyways.
    • As a big fan myself, I was glad to see so many folks just can't get enough kissing, necking, smooching, or whatever you like to call the delicious union of lips, tongues and mouths.
    • I will name, also, Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr necking on the beach in From Here to Eternity.
    • She will gossip about you if she sees you behaving outside of the boundaries of moral decency (like necking in the park), especially with someone that happens NOT to be your better half.
    • Personally, I'm still a big fan of the early years, with all that pre-sex necking in a dark corner for, like, three hours until you're both so randy you can hardly see straight.
    • Well, middle-aged people shouldn't be necking on TV; this is rule number-one.
    • I fondly recall my early sexual experiences, where discovery, anticipation, and mystery were such a big part of the excitement, and you spent hours just necking before even thinking of heading south - if you even dared.
    • Not just kissing, they were necking passionately, hands all over each other, inside each other's clothing, oblivious of me, of anyone or anything but their mutual passion.
    • It seems they're necking on the decking, whispering sweet nothings by the sweet peas and what they get up to behind the shrubbery is nobody's business.
    Synonyms
    kiss, caress, pet

  • 2British informal with object Swallow (something, especially a drink)

    〈英，非正式〉一口喝下（某物，尤指酒）

    after necking some beers, we left the bar

    灌了些啤酒后，我们离开了酒吧。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mark and Will saw me necking my drink in an effort to escape, and saved me by calling me over to tell me something ‘very important’.
    • Frequently ravers would continue into the next day as they necked more pills in a quest to recapture the feeling of the first rush, or to retreat from the depressing re - entry into the grey normality of the everyday.
    • I have to say, though, necking champagne on a rooftop with one of the best views of the city beats the actual handover event hands down.
    • He's not here just at the moment though as he's currently necking a couple of gin and tonics to soothe the nerves in the Big Blogger green room.
    • Apparently, Austin is responsible for necking one per cent of the tequila bought in the US - about five times the average.
    • I made my excuses, scabbed £20 for a cab off a friend and ran home, where I necked some painkillers, kicked off my boots, dived into bed fully clothed and slept for five hours.
    • After sleeping for most of the day and necking another handful of the same vitamin pills as yesterday, I'm feeling a lot better.
    • They recommend passengers embarking on long flights neck an aspirin beforehand to avoid Economy Class Syndrome.
    • The boy grins and necks a pill that won't be invented again for another seven years.
    • I did run around a lot, eat a fair amount of food, neck a reasonable amount of champagne, and get fairly merry all up.
    • Not to mention a weekend necking more Nurofen than is strictly recommended.
    • Lucky for him, I was agoraphobic at the time, and could barely make it to the corner shop without necking a month's supply of Valium.
    • I necked some Lucozade, three lattes and a tea in an attempt to stay awake, and walked up and down Tottenhan Court Road with Mark at lunchtime in a vain attempt to stave off unconsciousness.
    • ‘Nearly everyone I know necks a few pints to get into the mood,’ Ian said.
    • Of course there's nothing wrong with necking a few beers and getting caught up in the buzz of the World Cup.
    • It was Ursula down in reception, ready for our joint leaving do, so I necked the drink and carted off my stuff, taking a last look around the office that has been a second home for the last six years.
    • She then returned alone into the pub, necked her drink, stared at everyone in threatening manner and left to puzzled looks all round.
    • Ah well, I'll just blame it on the bourbon I've been necking all evening…
    • I headed to the pub, and was stunned by the noise, the crowd, the smoke and the astonishing quantities of alcohol that were being necked by the denizens of Carlisle.
    • He was ordering two at a time and necking them like it was last orders in a Nottingham nightclub.
    • Usually I neck it with a big glass of orange juice just before my bacon roll during our morning tea break.
    Synonyms
    swallow, gulp down, quaff, swill, guzzle, sup

  • 3no object Form a narrowed part at a particular point when subjected to tension.

    （因拉伸而）变狭；变细

    the nylon filament necks down to a fraction of its original diameter

    尼龙丝拉伸变细后直径只有原先的几分之一。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He thinks that Shimano's pin, by necking down, allows the hole to constrict again after being stretched by the flared leading tip, while his damages the hole less with its smoother, gapless transition from leading tip to pin.
    • Because an appreciable fraction of the plastic deformation will be concentrated in the necked region of the tension specimen, the value of e f will depend on the gage length L 0 over which the measurement was taken.

Phrases

  • get (or catch) it in the neck

    • informal Be severely criticized or punished.

      〈非正式〉受到严厉谴责（或惩罚）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Minister for Education was getting it in the neck over the (still only theoretical) return of some sort of third level fees.
      • Because they'll do the diags on it back at base and find out it's still working, and then I'll get it in the neck for not diagnosing it properly.
      • This time its the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who is getting it in the neck.
      • I was getting it in the neck, so was the chairman but deep down he realises what I'm attempting to do.
      • ‘We'd get it in the neck on Monday if he'd a bad game the day before’.
      • So, after the Reds had lost successive home games for the first time in four years, it was a fair bet somebody was going to get it in the neck.
      • With the modern world getting it in the neck from both The Times and The Guardian, the Daily Telegraph could hardly stand idly by.
      • The Police Minister is getting it in the neck for this, but he's a loyal old stick.
      • Ordinary mortals, however, get it in the neck for just happening to be driving by when the VVIP cavalcade zooms past.
      • But perhaps it does take somebody of above the average wit to predict that they are going to really catch it in the neck when their wells dry up in 2025.
      • Enough of that will happen anyway, without the assistance of the morally certain - it's always the poor average person who gets it in the neck.
      • With the Minister for Finance getting it on the neck from all sides for the tough stance in the Budget it might be reasonable to assume he has got it right.
      • And I hope Buffy's boyfriend gets it in the neck - he's a waste of space.
      • The film reviews are fascinating snapshots across more than half a century, and Hollywood itself gets it in the neck regularly.
      • So you see the great guys getting it in the neck and you say, well, why should I be any different?
      • Microsoft gets it in the neck on both these points, especially whenever a high-profile Windows exploit is released.
      • Salmon farmers have a hard enough time dealing with anti-farm protesters, regulations and international competition without getting it in the neck from their clients as well.
      • Poor Corinthians are always getting it in the neck from their fans.
      • I do still fail to see why Liverpool got it in the neck in your article as a result.
      • Henry has been getting it in the neck, nevertheless, for failing to take a proper patriotic holiday.
      • One said: ‘We are in the front line so we get it in the neck.’
      • The problem now is that in these peace processing days it's not the Fenians down the road that are getting it in the neck but the Prods up the street.

  • neck and neck

    • Even in a race, competition, or comparison.

      并驾齐驱；不相上下

      we have six contestants who are neck and neck
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She caught up, and we were neck and neck, going as fast as we possibly could.
      • The two cars were soon neck and neck, engines screaming down the narrow roadway.
      • The sudden rise in poll fortunes last month, when the party was neck and neck with Labour for the first time in a decade, appears to have been little more than a blip.
      • Quitting smoking is always a big winner for the top New Year's resolution - running neck and neck with losing weight.
      • Helian jumped up right behind her, and soon they were racing neck and neck.
      • I think Fionn, Katrina, and Marla are all running neck and neck.
      • These two evenly matched players compete neck and neck and so the mental element will make the difference.
      • Throughout the competition, a number of teams were neck and neck and it was only in the final rounds that the winners were evident.
      • We were neck and neck, him matching me stride for stride, the sounds of the screaming crowd overwhelming the sounds of us.
      • Two of the horses were neck and neck down to the finish line with a crowd of cowboys and cowgirls cheering them on.
      • Going into the final game, the two sides were neck and neck, so everything hinged on the 30-minute match.
      • Recent opinion polls suggest the Liberals and Conservatives are neck and neck in national popular support.
      • The challenger was already running neck and neck with the incumbent president.
      • Polls put the two main candidates neck and neck at the head of a race with 24 candidates in all, making a run-off next month almost certain.
      • They had not had things all their own way and the race was neck and neck until the last 200 meters.
      • It happened just as a Gold Cup was reaching its closing stages, with about five horses racing neck and neck.
      • Tonight, it's the night before the election and the race for the White House is neck and neck.
      • He was neck and neck with someone, almost to the finish line when the pounding of fresh rain brought him to life again.
      • In terms of reputation, the two architects were neck and neck by the time Hitler came to power.
      • Till the end of the race, they were neck and neck and at the end of the race, they couldn't tell who won.
      • In this instance, you have the unsavory spectacle of blatant cynicism racing neck and neck with latent xenophobia.
      • Have you ever been in the stands at a race meeting when ‘your’ horse is neck and neck on that last half furlong?
      • The pair were neck and neck over the last and fought it out right to the winning post, with the judge needing several minutes to separate them in a photo finish.
      Synonyms
      level, equal, tied, nip and tuck, side by side, with nothing to choose between them, close together

  • neck of the woods

    • informal A particular area or locality.

      〈非正式〉地带；地段

      imagine seeing her in this neck of the woods

      想不到在树林这里看到她。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The olives, rosemary and lavender all seem to be going well too, as the autumn continues to be quite warm and balmy in this neck of the woods.
      • Anyway, if you're ever in that neck of the woods, check it out.
      • Naturally, I was delighted to hear he'd be making a pit stop in my neck of the woods on his way back from Northern Ireland.
      • Those who study statistics in plush Whitehall office suites should get out and visit this neck of the woods.
      • City slicker smart alecs don't go down well in this neck of the woods - a constituency comprising a huge swathe of rural Ulster.
      • Do you have any exotic wild animals in your neck of the woods?
      • From my neck of the woods we would say; " Bring it on.
      • On weekends we'd take turns cruising the various town and villages in our neck of the woods.
      • In my neck of the woods, people discuss differences of opinions, rather than set up straw men and knock them down.
      • We very rarely get snow in this neck of the woods.
      • It's not too bad here on the coast, but reports from the Midlands suggest that things are a bit chillier in that neck of the woods.
      • Its West End location means it unavoidably gets the besuited, after-work types that lurk in packs in this neck of the woods.
      • And they say a lot of rain falls in this neck of the woods?
      • Unfortunately, it's turned out to be a bit of PR disaster… at least in our neck of the woods.
      • Gardening - as it is practised in my neck of the woods - requires a little bit of forward planning.
      • Another plus point for the Old Dock Bar was its wine list, which was exceptional value for this neck of the woods.
      • Find out what's going on in your neck of the woods, and enjoy yourself.
      • Well, there's nothing much happening in my neck of the woods right now.
      • Planning permission is next to impossible to get in this neck of the woods.
      • The Australian Government and indeed the public have just become aware of the worst maritime disaster ever seen in our neck of the woods.
      • I feel a link to it because, although Campden is far from my neck of the woods, I know the village and the reputed home of one of the protagonists very well indeed.
      • It had been about a year since I'd been in that neck of the woods.
      Synonyms
      neighbourhood, district, area, locality, locale, quarter, community, part, region, zone

  • up to one's neck in

    • informal Heavily burdened by or busily involved in.

      〈非正式〉深深陷入（或卷入）

      they were up to their necks in debt

      他们债台高筑。

      I'm up to my neck in rearranging the tournament

      我为重新安排这场比赛忙得不可开交。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was later appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs, while up to his neck in corruption.
      • But the local villains have other ideas and almost immediately Nicky is up to his neck in criminal activities.
      • If I hadn't been up to my neck in trouble before, I certainly was now.
      • However, I failed to keep my vow and, thanks to a nasty spending habit that began in 1995, I was soon up to my neck in debt again.
      • When I returned from the Caribbean I was up to my neck in inspiration…
      • He would have been up to his neck in discussions with the CIA about the bombing, and would have massive inside knowledge about the case.
      • In your work life, you're up to your neck in Machiavellian intrigue.
      • I'll try and work on it over the next few days, but I'm up to my neck in work and life at the moment, so free time is at a premium.
      • EastEnder's entrepreneur is up to his neck in debt.
      • He was up to his neck in all kinds of illegal property deals and back-handers.
      • So it was a very interesting time, and I was right up to my neck in social welfare work.
      • There he was a couple of years ago without a penny to his name and up to his neck in trouble.
      • What if I have the desire and talent to design clothes but must hold down a desk job because I have four kids and am up to my neck in bills?
      • He's up to his neck in the latest scam.
      • Before you know it, you're up to your neck in zombies.
      • We've been up to our neck in trouble since the bombing raid in the city two days ago.
      • Because they are up to their neck in it, the police and the politicians turn a blind eye.
      • They were up to their neck in corrupt practice and that was the way that the thing went.
      • In addition to which, I am up to my neck in Secretarial work as the conference in Tobago approaches (early November).
      • Oh, because if you really went to the Caribbean without my consent, you'd be up to your neck in trouble.

  • break one's neck

    • 1Dislocate or seriously damage a vertebra or the spinal cord in one's neck.

      折断脖子

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Just be nice to her, or I'll have to break your neck, ok?
      • She would tell him every single morning at the breakfast table that skiing was a dangerous thing and that he could easily break his neck.
      • I was trying to figure out how difficult it would be to climb up there and whether or not I would break my neck in trying.
      • If you want to jump into a pool, for example, you first estimate how deep it is so that you don't break your neck.
      • I jumped about 20 ft down on to the desk, I was lucky not the break my neck but all I ended up with was a sprained ankle.'
      • You could fall off the cliff and break your neck!
      • All right, but if I fall and break my neck, will you tell my family I died saving a baby or something?
      • If you were lucky you landed in the drop zone and made a good rolling fall, then quick-released your parachute before it could drag you and break your neck.
      • A person doesn't break their neck by falling forward.
      • Get off there honey, you could break your neck.
      • I'm heading to Colorado in a couple of weeks with some friends to do some snowboarding and hopefully I won't break my neck.
      • ‘If you jump too high, you can fall and break your neck,’ he warns.
      • Just remember, love, I will break your neck if anything goes wrong.
      • If you ever touch my cousin or my future wife again, I'll break your neck.
      • I should've hired a water blaster and scoured the path so no-one would slip and break their neck.
      • Someone shouted at me, ‘I hope you break your neck.’
      • Kencho would have to act fast unless he wanted to land hard and break his neck.
      • If you fall down those stairs and break your neck, I'm not taking you to the hospital!
      • A horse could trip and a rider could break his neck.
      • You break her heart again, I'll break your neck, prince or not.
      • Before her mother could caution her to ‘get down from there before you break your neck,’ I would leap into action and whisper, ‘Go for it, I'll spot you!’
      • My chief fear at first was that he would break his neck and I would be responsible for his death.

    • 2Exert oneself to the utmost to achieve something.

      〈非正式〉拼命做

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But tonight showed the contrast between a guy who's finished his agenda and a guy who's breaking his neck to implement a new agenda.
      • I'm afraid I've lost a bit of respect for the people I've been breaking my neck to represent.
      • You do not seem to enjoy being in their company, even though Natasha breaks her neck to make you comfortable.
      • I am beginning to feel out of step because I'm not breaking my neck to grow my business.
      • I support this, although I wouldn't break my neck to fight for it.

Origin

Old English hnecca ‘back of the neck’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek ‘neck’ and German Nacken ‘nape’.

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