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neck noun 1part of the body 身体ADJECTIVE | VERB + NECK | NECK + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong, short 长脖子；短脖子slender, slim, swan-like (literary) 细长的／纤细的／天鹅般的脖子scraggy (BrE) , scrawny, thin 瘦弱的脖子；骨瘦如柴的颈部；细脖子strong, thick 粗壮的脖子sore, stiff 酸疼的／僵直的脖子broken 折断的脖子VERB + NECKcrane, strain 引颈；伸长脖子◆I craned my neck to see what was happening at the front.我伸长脖子看前面发生了什么事。break, injure 折断／弄伤脖子rub 擦脖子wring 用力拧脖子◆He killed the chicken quickly by wringing its neck.他一下拧断了鸡脖子，把它杀了。◆When he was late again I wanted to wring his neck.他再次迟到，我真想拧断他的脖子。risk (figurative) 冒险；拼着命◆I'm not going to risk my neck playing rugby with you!我才不会玩儿命跟你打橄榄球呢！save (figurative) 保全◆He's out to save his own political neck (= his political career).他在试图挽救自己的政治前途。NECK + NOUNmuscle 颈部肌肉brace, collar, support 颈托；颈圈；颈项支撑物◆She's been wearing a neck brace since her car crash.车祸后她一直戴着颈托。injury 颈部受伤ache, pain 脖子痛PREPOSITIONaround your neck, round your neck (especially BrE) 绕着脖子◆I keep the key on a string around my neck.我用绳把钥匙挂在脖子上。in the neck 在脖子上◆The veins in his neck stood out like knotted rope.他脖子上的血管突出，像打了结的绳子。PHRASESthe back of the neck, the nape of the neck 脖颈儿◆The hairs on the back of my neck prickled with fear.我给吓得脖梗儿的汗毛都竖起来了。a crick in your neck 颈部痛性痉挛◆I had a crick in my neck from staring up at the sky so long.抬着头看天好久，我的脖子都僵直了。the scruff of the neck 颈背◆The cat picked up her kitten by the scruff of its neck.猫咬住其幼崽的后颈把它叼了起来。 |