the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down 衣领；领子 
a coat with a fur collar 毛皮领大衣 I turned up my collar against the wind (= to keep warm). 我把衣领竖起来挡风。 He always wears a collar and tie for work. 他上班总是系着领带。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb2He wore a collar and tie for the occasion. 他系了领带出席盛会。 His collar was undone. 他的领子没扣上。 His tie was knotted below his open collar. 他的领带结打在敞开的衣领下。 She turned up her coat collar for extra warmth. 她竖起了衣领以便更暖和一些。 The shirt had a button-down collar. 这件衬衫领尖带扣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- open
- undone
- button-down
- …
- have
- have on
- wear
- …
- button
- stud
- size
- …
- collar and tie
a band of leather or plastic put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog （动物，尤指狗的）颈圈 a collar and lead/leash 颈圈和系带 The dog slipped its collar and ran off. 那条狗挣脱项圈跑掉了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dog
- flea
- choke
- …
- have on
- wear
- slip
- …
- (specialist)
a band made of a strong material that is put round something, such as a pipe or a machine, to make it stronger or to join two parts together （管子或机器部件的）圈，箍
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French colier, from Latin collare ‘band for the neck, collar’, from collum ‘neck’.
Idioms
hot under the collar
- (informal)
angry or embarrassed 愤怒的；窘迫的