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the nape of [possessive] neck
最常用结构，指某人的后颈；possessive 可为 her, his, one's 等。
She kissed the nape of his neck.
她亲吻了他的颈背。
后颈；颈背
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后颈；颈背
The back part of the neck.
She kissed the nape of his neck.
她亲吻了他的颈背。
颈后部。
The back part of the neck.
颈背
the back side of the neck
鱼或鸟头部紧后方的部分。
The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.
She tied a scarf around her nape to protect it from the cold wind.
她在后颈上围了一条围巾以防冷风。
The mother gently kissed her baby's nape while rocking him to sleep.
母亲在轻轻摇晃宝宝入睡时，温柔地亲吻了他的后颈。
He felt a sharp pain in his nape after sleeping in an awkward position.
他睡姿别扭后感到后颈一阵剧痛。
最常用结构，指某人的后颈；possessive 可为 her, his, one's 等。
She kissed the nape of his neck.
她亲吻了他的颈背。
也可直接用所有格加 nape，但不如“the nape of one's neck”常见。
He felt a sharp pain in his nape.
他感到颈背后一阵剧痛。
Not this
He has a sunburn on his back neck.
Use this
He has a sunburn on the nape of his neck.
汉语的“后颈”不能直译成 back neck；英语表“颈后部”用 nape，也可说 back of the neck。这里用 the nape of his neck 更准确。
Not this
The mosquito bit her in the nape.
Use this
The mosquito bit her on the nape.
nape 指脖子后面的表面部位，描述被咬、印记等位于皮肤表面时介词用 on，不用 in（in 表示在内部），所以把 in 改为 on。
Not this
He hit the nape of his head on the door.
Use this
He hit the back of his head on the door.
nape 只指颈后部（后颈），不是后脑勺；撞到的部位若是头的后部，应说 back of the head。
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颈背；后颈
A soft kiss on the nape of the neck made her shiver.
后颈上的一个轻吻让她颤抖了一下。
后颈处的头发
The barber trimmed the nape hair neatly.
理发师把后颈处的头发修剪得很整齐。
后颈部位
He applied sunscreen to the nape area.
他给后颈部位涂了防晒霜。
他正沿着你的颈背向下爬。
In The Cure's 1989 song 'Lullaby', the Spiderman crawls down the nape of a sleeping person's neck.
在治疗乐队1989年的歌曲《摇篮曲》中，蜘蛛人沿着熟睡者的颈背爬下。
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nape 与 cape 押韵：想象斗篷(cape)的领口正好贴着你的颈背(nape)。
语域：neutral 常见场景：医疗或健康描述、日常谈论身体部位、描写动物（鱼、鸟）的形态 nape 属于中性词，通常用于医疗、日常对话和书面描写；多指人或动物的后颈，也可指鱼、鸟头部紧后方的部分。
这些词均以 -ape 结尾，重读元音和尾音与 nape /neɪp/ 相同，构成押韵；escape 的重音在第二音节，但韵脚仍为 /eɪp/。注意 nape 与 nap /næp/ 拼写相近，但读音不同：/eɪp/ 与 /æp/。
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