1
- the part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body颈项, 脖子：
a silver crucifix around her neck
她脖子上的银十字架
as modifier the neck muscles.颈部肌肉。
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 round neck.
圆领。
1.2
- mass noun 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。
1.3
- figurative a person's neck regarded as bearing a burden of responsibility or guilt for something〈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。
2
- a narrow part of something, resembling a neck in shape or position颈状部位; 细长部分：
2.1
- the part of a bottle or other container near the mouth瓶（或其他容器）颈。
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。
2.3
- Anatomy a narrow part near one end of an organ, such as the uterus【剖】颈。
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。
2.6
- （常作volcanic neck）Geology a column of solidified lava or igneous rock formed in a volcanic vent, especially when exposed by erosion【地质】岩颈。
2.7
- Botany 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。
3
- the 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”。
1
- no obj. informal (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。
2
- with obj. Brit. informal 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。
3
- no obj. 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。
短语
break one's neck
1
- dislocate or seriously damage a vertebra or the spinal cord in one's neck折断脖子。
2
break one's neck to do something
informal exert oneself to the utmost to achieve something〈非正式〉拼命做。
get（或catch） it in the neck
- informal be severely criticized or punished.〈非正式〉受到严厉谴责（或惩罚）。
have the neck to do something
- informal have the impudence or nerve to do something〈非正式〉厚着脸皮做某事。
neck and neck
- level in a race, competition, or comparison并驾齐驱; 不相上下。
neck of the woods
- informal a particular area or locality〈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。
up to one's neck in
- informal heavily, deeply, 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 match.
我为重新安排这场比赛忙得不可开交。
派生词
necked
adjective开领衬衫
a red-necked grebe
赤颈
necker
nounneckless
adjective词源
Old English hnecca 'back of the neck', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek 'neck' and German Nacken 'nape'.