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neck BODY PARTnekn [C]the part of the body which joins the head to the shoulders颈项，脖子He had the thickest neck that she had ever seen.她从来没见过他那么粗的脖子。The neck of a piece of clothing is the part of it which goes around a person's neck.（衣服的）领口a sweater with a round neck圆领毛衣He wasn't wearing a tie and his shirt was open at the neck.他没系领带，衬衫领口敞开着。A neck is also a part of an object which is at the top of the object and has a shape like that of a person's neck.（物体上部的）颈状部分the neck of a bottle/guitar (infml)瓶颈/吉他的琴颈If you get it in the neck you are punished or severely criticized for something that you have done.受到惩罚、严厉谴责Poor old Bob got it in the neck for being late this morning.可怜的鲍勃因今天早上迟到而受到严厉谴责。If two people who are competing against each other are neck and neck they are level with each other and have an equal chance of winning.旗鼓相当，不相上下They were neck and neck until the last hundred metres when Pritchard suddenly sprinted ahead of Sanchez.他俩一直旗鼓相当 ，直到最后一百米普里查德突然冲刺超过桑切斯。(infml) If you are up to your neck in a situation you are very involved in it.深深陷入（或卷入）She's up to her neck in debt/problems/work.她深深地陷入债务/麻烦/工作中。Right now I'm up to my neck in it (= I have a lot of work to do).我现在忙得不可开交。(infml) A neck of the woods is a part of a particular area.地带，地段; 附近地区I'm surprised to see you in this neck of the woods--what are you doing here?想不到在这里看到你，你在这儿干吗?There's someone over there from your neck of the woods (= the place where you live or were born).那边有个来自你的家乡的人。[BOTTLENECK, HALTERNECK, LEATHERNECK, REDNECK, ROUGHNECK, TURTLENECK]
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