| 单词 | neck |
| 释义 | Word Frequency neck(nɛk) noun 1. the part of an organism connecting the head with the rest of the body ▶ Related adjectives: cervical, jugular2. the part of a garment around or nearest the neck 3. something resembling a neck in shape or position the neck of a bottle 4. anatomy a constricted portion of an organ or part, such as the cervix of the uterus 5. a narrow or elongated projecting strip of land; a peninsula or isthmus 6. a strait or channel 7. the part of a violin, cello, etc, that extends from the body to the tuning pegs and supports the fingerboard 8. a solid block of lava from the opening of an extinct volcano, exposed after erosion of the surrounding rock 9. botany the upper, usually tubular, part of the archegonium of mosses, ferns, etc 10. the length of a horse's head and neck taken as an approximate distance by which one horse beats another in a race to win by a neck 11. informal a short distance, amount, or margin they were always a neck ahead in new techniques 12. informal impudence; audacity she had the neck to ask for a rise 13. architecture the narrow band at the top of the shaft of a column between the necking and the capital, esp as used in the Tuscan order 14. another name for beard, on printer's type 15. break one's neck 16. by the neck 17. get it in the neck 18. neck and neck 19. neck of the woods 20. risk one's neck 21. save one's neck 22. stick one's neck out 23. up to one's neck in verb 24. (intransitive) informal to kiss, embrace, or fondle someone or one another passionately 25. (transitive) British informal to swallow (something, esp a drink) he's been necking pints all night Derived forms necker (ˈnecker) noun Word origin Old English hnecca; related to Old High German hnack, Old Irish cnocc hill |
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