| 词组 | neck and neck |
| 释义 | Idiom neck and neck Theme: EVEN exactly even, especially in a race or a contest. (Informal.)John and Tom finished the race neck and neck.Mary and Ann were neck and neck in the spelling contest. Their scores were tied. Slang neck and neck Theme: AMOUNT mod. almost even.The horses were neck and neck at the finish line.They ran neck and neck for the entire race. Idiom neck and neck if two people who are competing are neck and neck, they are very close and either of them could win.Recent polls show the Republicans almost neck and neck with the Democratic Party. (often + with)neck and neckExtremely close together; at or near an equal level. Usually said of competitors in a race or competition. The two athletes have been neck and neck for this entire race. The election is neck and neck. We're going to have to wait until the very last votes are tallied. neck and neckFig. exactly even, especially in a race or a contest. John and Tom finished the race neck and neck. Mary and Ann were neck and neck in the spelling contest. Their scores were tied. neck and neckSo close that the advantage or lead shifts from one to the other or is virtually indistinguishable, as in The two are neck and neck in developing a new operating system for the computer. The term comes from horse racing, where the necks of two horses in competition appear to be side by side. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see nip and tuck. neck and neckCOMMON In a race or contest, if two competitors are neck and neck, they are exactly level with each other, so that it is impossible to say who will win. The latest opinion polls show both parties running neck and neck. Leeds are currently neck-and-neck with Manchester United for the Championship. Note: You can use neck-and-neck before a noun. Polls suggest a neck-and-neck race between the Liberals and Conservatives. Note: Two horses are said to be neck and neck when they are exactly level and it is impossible to say which one is winning the race. neck and necklevel in a race, competition, or comparison.This phrase, together with win by a neck below, originally developed with reference to horse racing. A neck is the length of the head and neck of a horse as a measure of its lead in a race. 1998 Spectator The Republicans had a 30-point lead over the Democrats; today, the Democrats are neck and neck on what's supposed to be a bedrock conservative issue. ˌneck and ˈneck (with somebody/something)(also ˌnip and ˈtuck (with somebody) especially American English ) (in a race, competition, etc.) level with each other: With another 100 metres to go, Jones and Saville are neck and neck.neck and neck mod. almost even. (see also nip and tuck. Refers to horse’s necks being at the same place with regard to the finish line.) The horses were neck and neck at the finish line. neck and neck So close that the lead between competitors is virtually indeterminable. neck and neckA close competition. The term comes from horse-racing, when two horses running very close appear to be neck against neck. It began to be transferred to human affairs in the early nineteenth century. John W. Croker used it in Croker Papers (ca. 1812): “In the House of Commons, . . . where the parties were, if I may use the expression, neck and neck.” |
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