neck

/nek/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

颈；脖子；瓶颈；物体的细长部分

释义与例句

n. 颈；脖子
the part of the body that joins the head to the shoulders
  1. She wore a warm scarf around her neck in the cold wind.
    寒风中，她在脖子上围了一条保暖围巾。
  2. Turning your neck gently can help relieve stiffness after desk work.
    伏案工作后，轻轻转动颈部有助于缓解僵硬。
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  1. The giraffe uses its long neck to reach leaves on tall trees.
    长颈鹿用长脖子够取高树上的叶子。
n. 瓶颈；物体的细长部分
the narrow part of something, especially a bottle or a stringed musical instrument
  1. He held the bottle firmly by the neck and poured the water.
    他稳稳握住瓶颈倒水。
  2. The neck of the guitar was damaged when the case fell.
    琴盒摔倒时，吉他的琴颈受损了。
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  1. The vase has a narrow neck that supports a single long-stemmed rose.
    这个花瓶瓶口细长，适合插一枝长茎玫瑰。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 neck 是外部的颈部，throat 更常指内部喉咙；neck and neck 形容双方不相上下。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • necklace 项链
    由 neck 与 lace 的历史用法发展而来，现代英语中指戴在颈部的饰物。
  • neckline 领口；领线
    由 neck 与 line 构成，指衣服领口的形状或开口线。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • throat 喉咙；咽喉
    neck 指连接头和肩膀的整个颈部，常从外观或部位来说；throat 指颈部前侧的喉咙及内部咽食、呼吸的通道。喉咙内部疼用 a sore throat。
    My throat hurts when I swallow. 我吞咽时喉咙痛。
常见搭配
  • a stiff neck 颈部僵硬
    I woke up with a stiff neck after sleeping in an awkward position. 我睡姿不当，醒来时脖子僵硬。
  • neck and neck 并驾齐驱；不相上下
    The two runners were neck and neck until the final few metres. 两名赛跑选手直到最后几米仍不相上下。
  • the back of the neck 后颈
    She felt a drop of cold rain on the back of her neck. 她感到一滴冰冷的雨水落在后颈上。