the neck of sth
用于指瓶子、乐器、器官等细长的部位。
She poured the milk down the neck of the bottle.
她把牛奶倒进瓶口。
领口；领圈；瓶颈；琴颈；狭长地带；地峡；颈肉；脖子肉
The part of the body that connects the head to the trunk.
连接头部和躯干的身体部分
The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
日耳曼神话和民间传说中的变形水灵；水妖
A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.
生物(人或动物)连接头部与身体其余部分的部位
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
在其他解剖学上下文中的对应部分
The corresponding part in some other anatomical contexts.
狭长突出的地带
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
衬衫、连衣裙等贴合颈部的部分
The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
来自动物颈部的肉块
a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
瓶口附近的细长部分
The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
颈瓶状的结构,精子通过其游向卵子
The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm swim to reach the egg.
安装指板的弦乐器延伸部分
The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
从主体延伸出的狭长地带,或连接两大片土地的狭窄地带
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
物体末端附近的缩小部分,由环槽形成
A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it.
牙根和牙冠之间的收缩部分
The constriction between the root and crown of a tooth.
柱头的颈部装饰
The gorgerin of a capital.
火山颈,填充灭火山口的固化熔岩
A volcanic plug, solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano.
枪管追部与枪口膨大部之间的小部分
The small part of a gun between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.
人的生命
A person's life.
She wore a scarf around her neck to keep warm.
她脖子上围着一条围巾来保暖。
用法提示：neck 作名词，指连接头部与躯体的身体部位。
AI contextual example
The giraffe has a very long neck that helps it reach leaves.
长颈鹿的脖子很长，能帮它吃到树叶。
用法提示：neck 作名词，表示动物身上连接头部和身体的部分。
AI contextual example
He felt a pain in his neck after sleeping in a bad position.
他睡姿不好，醒来后感到脖子疼。
用法提示：neck 作名词，指人的脖子这一身体部位。
AI contextual example
用于指瓶子、乐器、器官等细长的部位。
She poured the milk down the neck of the bottle.
她把牛奶倒进瓶口。
英式英语中也常用 round one's neck，one's 随主语人称变化。
He wore a thin silver chain around his neck.
他脖子上戴着一条细细的银链子。
“by the + 身体部位”表示抓住或提起该部位。
The farmer lifted the goose by the neck.
农夫抓住鹅的脖子把它提了起来。
表示深陷于某事之中，常接 work、debt、paperwork 等词。
I'm up to my neck in paperwork this week.
我这周被文书工作缠得脱不开身。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wore a red scarf around neck.
正确表达She wore a red scarf around her neck.
英语中单数可数名词 neck 指身体部位时必须带限定词（物主代词或冠词），而汉语“脖子上”可以省略不说；这里指她自己的脖子，所以要用 her neck。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have a sore neck, and it hurts when I swallow.
正确表达I have a sore throat, and it hurts when I swallow.
汉语“嗓子疼”指的是咽部，英语用 sore throat；neck 只指头与躯干之间的脖子这一外部部位，不能表示咽部，所以应换成 throat。
grammar · medium
易错句子My neck is pain.
正确表达My neck hurts.
汉语“我的脖子疼”用形容词“疼”直接作谓语，学生常把“疼”直译成名词 pain 放在 be 动词后；英语此处要用动词 hurt，即 My neck hurts。
拼命干；赶得飞快
She broke her neck to finish the project on time.
她拼命赶工，按时完成了项目。
并驾齐驱；不相上下
The two runners were neck and neck at the finish line.
两名跑者在终点线前并驾齐驱。
令人讨厌的人或事；麻烦
Filling out these forms is a real pain in the neck.
填写这些表格真是件烦人的事。
深陷（债务、工作等）；忙于
He's up to his neck in debt.
他债台高筑。
冒险；担风险
I'll stick my neck out and predict a win for the home team.
我冒险预测主队会赢。
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He lied to save his own neck.
他为了自保而撒谎。