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单词 collar
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
col•lar /ˈkɑlɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothingthe part of a shirt, blouse, etc., that goes around the neckline of the garment.
  2. anything worn or placed around the neck.
  3. a leather or metal band fastened around the neck of an animal:We put the collar on the puppy and took her out for a walk.
  4. Informal TermsInformal. an arrest;
    capture:The police made the collar only minutes after the mugging.

v. [+ object]
  1. to seize by the collar or neck.
  2. to stop and keep (someone) in conversation:She collared me in the hallway and asked when I would have the report finished.
  3. Informal TermsInformal. to place under arrest:The police managed to collar him just a few blocks away.
col•lar•less, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
col•lar  (kolər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothingthe part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
  2. Clothinga similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment. Cf. clerical collar.
  3. anything worn or placed around the neck.
  4. a leather or metal band or a chain, fastened around the neck of an animal, used esp. as a means of restraint or identification.
  5. the part of the harness that fits across the withers and over the shoulders of a draft animal, designed to distribute the pressure of the load drawn. See diag. under harness. 
  6. an ornamental necklace worn as insignia of an order of knighthood.
  7. a narrow strip of leather or other material stitched around the top of a shoe as reinforcement or trimming.
  8. Zoologyany of various collarlike markings or structures around the neck;
    torque.
  9. Metallurgy
    • a raised area of metal for reinforcing a weld.
    • a raised rim at the end of a roll in a rolling mill to check lateral expansion of the metal being rolled.
  10. Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a short ring formed on or fastened over a rod or shaft as a locating or holding part.
  11. Metallurgy(in iron or steel construction) a rigid frame for maintaining the form of an opening.
  12. Miningthe upper rim of a borehole, shot hole, or mine shaft.
  13. FurnitureAlso called bracelet. a narrow horizontal molding encircling the top or bottom of a furniture leg.
  14. Ceramics[Glassmaking.]merese.
  15. Informal Terms
    • an arrest;
      capture.
    • a person placed under arrest.
  16. Idioms hot under the collar, [Informal.]angry;
    excited;
    upset.

v.t. 
  1. to put a collar on;
    furnish with a collar:They finally succeeded in collaring the unwilling dog.
  2. to seize by the collar or neck:We collared the little fellow and brought him, struggling all the while, into the house.
  3. to detain (someone anxious to leave) in conversation:The reporters collared the witness for an hour.
  4. to lay hold of, seize, or take.
  5. Informal Termsto place under arrest.
  6. Foodto roll up and bind (meat, fish, etc.) for cooking.

v.i. 
  1. Metallurgy(of a piece being rolled) to wrap itself around a roller.
  • Latin collāre neckband, collar, equivalent. to coll(um) neck + -āre, neuter (as noun, nominal) of -āris -ar1; spelling, spelled later conformed to Latin (compare -ar2)
  • Anglo-French; Old French colier
  • Middle English coler 1250–1300
collar•less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
collar /ˈkɒlə/ n
  1. the part of a garment around the neck and shoulders, often detachable or folded over
  2. any band, necklace, garland, etc, encircling the neck
  3. a band or chain of leather, rope, or metal placed around an animal's neck to restrain, harness, or identify it
  4. a marking or structure resembling a collar, such as that found around the necks of some birds or at the junction of a stem and a root
  5. a section of a shaft or rod having a locally increased diameter to provide a bearing seat or a locating ring
  6. a cut of meat, esp bacon, taken from around the neck of an animal
vb (transitive)
  1. to put a collar on; furnish with a collar
  2. to seize by the collar
  3. informal to seize; arrest; detain
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin collāre neckband, neck chain, collar, from collum neck
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