- [countable]
the part of the body between the head and the shoulders 颈；脖子 
He tied a scarf around his neck. 他脖子上围着围巾。 🔊🔊 I woke up with a stiff neck. 我醒来时僵硬的脖子。 Giraffes have very long necks. 长颈鹿脖子很长。 🔊🔊 She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view. 她伸长了脖子，想看得清楚一点。 🔊🔊 He broke his neck in the fall. 他摔断了脖子。 🔊🔊 Somebody's going to break their neck (= injure themselves) on these steps. 会有人在这台阶上摔伤的。 🔊🔊 The hairs on the nape of my neck stood on end. 我脖子上的头发直立着。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词： Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2I 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。 I cricked my neck playing tennis and now I can't turn round properly. 我打网球时脖子抽筋，现在不能正常转动。 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。 I keep the key on a string around my neck. 我用绳把钥匙挂在脖子上。 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。 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。 She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. 她用胳膊缠住他的脖子，吻了他。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- slender
- …
- crane
- strain
- break
- …
- muscle
- brace
- collar
- …
- around your neck
- round your neck
- in the neck
- …
- the back of the neck
- the nape of the neck
- a crick in your neck
- …
- [countable]
the part of a piece of clothing that fits around the neck 衣领；领子；领圈 
He wore a casual shirt with an open neck. 他穿了一件开领的休闲衬衫。 Her dress had three buttons at the neck undone. 她衣服领口处的三个纽扣没扣上 What neck size do you take? 你的领围是多少？ 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- open
- …
- -necked
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of neck mentioned 有…衣领的；有…脖子的 a round-necked sweater 一件圆领毛衣
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics - [countable] neck (of something)
a long narrow part of something （物体的）细长部分，颈部 the neck of a bottle 瓶颈 the narrow neck of land between the lake and the sea 湖泊和大海之间的狭窄土地 the neck of a guitar 吉他的脖子
- [uncountable] neck (of something)
the neck of an animal, cooked and eaten （烹制食用的）动物颈肉 neck of lamb 小羊颈肉
see also bottleneck, horse’s neck, redneck, roughneck
Word OriginOld English hnecca ‘back of the neck’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek ‘neck’ and German Nacken ‘nape’.
Idioms
be up to your neck in something
brass neck
breathe down somebody’s neck
- (informal)
to watch closely what somebody is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed 紧盯着某人看；看得某人发毛（或心烦）；监视 I can’t get any work done with you breathing down my neck. 你无法呼吸，我无法完成任何工作。
by a neck
if a person or an animal wins a race by a neck, they win it by a short distance 以微弱优势（获胜）
by the scruff of the/somebody’s neck
get it in the neck
- (British English, informal)
to be shouted at or punished because of something that you have done 受到严厉责骂；受重罚
a millstone around/round your neck
neck and neck (with somebody/something)
level with somebody in a race or competition （比赛中）势均力敌，不分上下，平手 The cyclists were neck and neck as they approached the final lap. 自行车运动员在接近最后一圈时战况激烈。
neck of the woods
a pain in the neck
(British English also a pain in the arse/backside)
(North American English also a pain in the ass/butt)
- (informal)
a person or thing that is very annoying 极讨厌的人（或事物） That man's a pain in the neck! 那个男人太讨厌了！
put/lay your head/neck on the block
to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something 冒（失业、损失名誉等）的险 It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for. 我已经准备好了，这不是问题。
risk your neck
(also risk life and limb)
to risk being killed or injured in order to do something 冒死；不惜受伤 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！
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
save somebody’s bacon/neck
- (informal)
to rescue somebody from a very difficult situation 解救某人摆脱困境 He's out to save his own political neck. 他在试图挽救自己的政治前途。
save your (own) skin/hide/neck
stick your neck out
- (informal)
to do or say something when there is a risk that you may be wrong 做不保险的事；说不保险的话；冒险 I’ll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job. 我会竭尽全力地说，比尔绝对是这份工作的最佳人选。
wring somebody’s neck
- (informal)
when you say that you will wring somebody’s neck, you mean that you are very angry or annoyed with them （表示愤怒或气恼）拧断…的脖子，非掐死…不可 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。