PART OF THE BODY 身体部位, the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders, or the same part of an animal or bird

颈，脖子:

Jean wore a string of pearls around her neck.

琼脖子上戴了一串珍珠。

Mike rubbed the back of his neck.

迈克揉了揉后颈。

You have a lot of tension in your neck muscles.

你的颈部肌肉很紧张。

He patted his horse's neck.

他拍了拍马脖子。

She had a mass of golden hair, which she wore in a coil at the nape (=back) of her neck .

她有一头金发，盘在脖子后面。

The dog picked up the puppy and carried it by the scruff (=back) of the neck into the house.

那条狗叼起小狗的后颈把它带进屋子里。

CLOTHING 衣服, the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck

衣领，领口:

The neck of his shirt was open.

他衬衫的领口敞着。

The sweater has a round neck and long sleeves.

那件毛衣是圆领长袖的。

a navy V-necked sweater

藏青色 V 字领套头毛衣;

NARROW PART 狭窄的部分, the narrow part of something, usually at the top

〔某物的〕颈部:

Lara put the cork back in the neck of the bottle.

拉勒把软木塞塞回了瓶颈。

a crack in the neck of the violin

小提琴颈部的一条裂缝

be up to your neck in sth

neck and neck (with sb), [informal] if two competitors or groups are neck and neck in a competition or race, they are level with each other

〔比赛中〕（与某人）势均力敌，不分上下:

Opinion polls show the two main parties are running neck and neck.

民意调查显示两大主要党派势均力敌。

[informal] in a particular area or part of the country

在这一带/在某人的地区:

I haven't been in this neck of the woods for years.

我已经好多年没有到这里来了。

[BrE spoken] to be punished or criticized

受到惩罚（批评）:

If we don't make some changes we'll all get it in the neck.

如果不作一些变动，我们都会受到批评的。

[informal] if a race, especially a horse race, is won by a neck, the winner is only a very short distance in front

〔比赛，尤指赛马中〕以微弱优势〔获胜〕:

Our horse won by a neck.

我们的马以微弱优势获胜。

LAND 土地, a narrow piece of land that comes out of a wider part

狭长地带:

a neck of land between a lake and the sea

湖海之间的地峡

(hang) around your neck, if something hangs around your neck, it keeps causing you problems

〔问题〕纠缠着令人烦恼

if two people are necking, they kiss for a long time in a sexual way

搂脖子深吻，拥吻