- [countable]
the part of the body between the head and the shoulders 頸；脖子 
He tied a scarf around his neck. 他脖子上圍着圍巾。 I woke up with a stiff neck. 我醒來時脖子僵硬。 Giraffes have very long necks. 長頸鹿脖子很長。 She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view. 她伸長了脖子，想看得清楚一點。 He broke his neck in the fall. 他摔斷了脖子。 Somebody's going to break their neck (= injure themselves) on these steps. 會有人在這台階上摔傷的。 The hairs on the nape of my neck stood on end. 我頸背上的毛豎起來了。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一個人的長相可用 have 一詞：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）藍／綠／（深／淺）棕色／淺綠褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏銳的／銳利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布滿血絲的／水汪汪的／腫脹的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
濃密的／揚起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
長長的／濃密的／彎曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 臉 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜頭／尖頭／尖／短平而上翹的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
挺直的鼻子；鷹鈎鼻；高鼻梁；鷹鈎鼻 - full/thick/thin/pouty lips
豐滿的／厚／薄／翹嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
幹的／皲裂的／幹裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
發紅的／紅潤的／蒼白的面頰 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面頰 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
潔白的／完好無缺的／參差不齊的／凸出來的牙齒 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／寬大的／後傾的前額 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／雙下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
長／大／濃密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
長長的／稀疏的／濃密的／耷拉着的／翹／細直的八字胡
Hair and skin 頭發和皮膚 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
蒼白的／白皙的／橄欖色的／黝黑的／曬黑的皮膚 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
幹性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皺紋的皮膚 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／蒼白的／白皙的／蠟黃的／紅潤的／淺褐色的／黝黑的／無瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／細小的／小的／面部的皺紋 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黃色的／淺色的／（淺／深）棕色的／烏黑的／紅褐色的／紅色的／姜黃色的／灰白色的頭發 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直發；鬈發；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的頭發 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纖細的／濃密的／逐漸稀少的頭發 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔順的／絲滑的／幹性的／油性的／有光澤的頭發 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
長／短／齊肩／剪短了的頭發 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃頭；開始秃頂的頭；剃光了的頭 - a receding hairline
後移的發際線 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一塊 - a side/centre(British English) parting
偏分；中分
Body 身體 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
長／短／粗／細／幹瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
寬／窄／斜／圓／聳肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／寬闊的／肌肉發達的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓脹的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纖細的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／寬的／窄小的／苗條的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／彎曲的／弓着的／寬大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／細長的／肌肉發達的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齊的／有老繭的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
長的／短的／粗的／細長的／纖細的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
長的／肌肉發達的／多毛的／有曲線美的／皮包骨的／幹瘦的腿 - muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉發達的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／嬌小可愛的／寬的／窄的／光着的腳 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修長的／苗條的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗條的／中等的／普通的／大塊頭的／健壯的／矮壯的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2I craned my neck to see what was happening at the front. 我伸長脖子看前面發生了什麽事。 I cricked my neck playing tennis and now I can't turn round properly. 我打網球時脖子抽筋，現在不能正常轉動。 I had a crick in my neck from staring up at the sky so long. 擡着頭看天好久，我的脖子都僵直了。 I keep the key on a string around my neck. 我用繩把鑰匙挂在脖子上。 The hairs on the back of my neck prickled with fear. 我給嚇得脖梗兒的汗毛都豎起來了。 The veins in his neck stood out like knotted rope. 他脖子上的血管突出，像打了結的繩子。 She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. 她摟住他的脖子，吻了他。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- slender
- …
- crane
- strain
- break
- …
- muscle
- brace
- collar
- …
- around your neck
- round your neck
- in the neck
- …
- the back of the neck
- the nape of the neck
- a crick in your neck
- …
- [countable]
the part of a piece of clothing that fits around the neck 衣領；領子；領圈 
He wore a casual shirt with an open neck. 他穿了一件開領的休閒襯衫。 Her dress had three buttons at the neck undone. 她衣服領口處的三個紐扣沒扣上 What neck size do you take? 你的領圍是多少？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- open
- …
- -necked
(in adjectives 構成形容詞 having the type of neck mentioned 有…衣領的；有…脖子的 a round-necked sweater 一件圓領毛衣
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics - [countable] neck (of something)
a long narrow part of something （物體的）細長部分，頸部 the neck of a bottle 瓶頸 the narrow neck of land between the lake and the sea 湖和海之間的狹長陸地 the neck of a guitar 吉他的琴頸
- [uncountable] neck (of something)
the neck of an animal, cooked and eaten （烹制食用的）動物頸肉 neck of lamb 小羊頸肉
see also bottleneck, horse’s neck, redneck, roughneck
Word OriginOld English hnecca ‘back of the neck’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek ‘neck’ and German Nacken ‘nape’.
Idioms
be up to your neck in something
brass neck
breathe down somebody’s neck
- (informal)
to watch closely what somebody is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed 緊盯着某人看；看得某人發毛（或心煩）；監視 I can’t get any work done with you breathing down my neck. 你盯着我，我什麽工作也做不了。
by a neck
if a person or an animal wins a race by a neck, they win it by a short distance 以微弱優勢（獲勝）
by the scruff of the/somebody’s neck
get it in the neck
- (British English, informal)
to be shouted at or punished because of something that you have done 受到嚴厲責罵；受重罰
a millstone around/round your neck
neck and neck (with somebody/something)
level with somebody in a race or competition （比賽中）勢均力敵，不分上下，平手 The cyclists were neck and neck as they approached the final lap. 自行車運動員在接近最後一圈時戰況激烈。
neck of the woods
a pain in the neck
(British English also a pain in the arse/backside)
(North American English also a pain in the ass/butt)
- (informal)
a person or thing that is very annoying 極討厭的人（或事物） That man's a pain in the neck! 那個男人太討厭了！
put/lay your head/neck on the block
to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something 冒（失業、損失名譽等）的險 It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for. 這不是一件我準備冒風險去做的事。
risk your neck
(also risk life and limb)
to risk being killed or injured in order to do something 冒死；不惜受傷 I'm not going to risk my neck playing rugby with you! 我才不會玩兒命跟你打橄欖球呢！
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
save somebody’s bacon/neck
- (informal)
to rescue somebody from a very difficult situation 解救某人擺脫困境 He's out to save his own political neck. 他在試圖挽救自己的政治前途。
save your (own) skin/hide/neck
stick your neck out
- (informal)
to do or say something when there is a risk that you may be wrong 做不保險的事；說不保險的話；冒險 I’ll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job. 我敢說比爾絕對是這份工作的最佳人選。
wring somebody’s neck
- (informal)
when you say that you will wring somebody’s neck, you mean that you are very angry or annoyed with them （表示憤怒或氣惱）擰斷…的脖子，非掐死…不可 When he was late again I wanted to wring his neck. 他再次遲到，我真想擰斷他的脖子。