- [countable]
the part of the body between the head and the shoulders 颈；脖子 
He tied a scarf around his neck. 他脖子上围着围巾。 I woke up with a stiff neck. 我醒来时脖子僵硬。 Giraffes have very long necks. 长颈鹿脖子很长。 She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view. 她伸长了脖子，想看得清楚一点。 He broke his neck in the fall. 他摔断了脖子。 Somebody's going to break their neck (= injure themselves) on these steps. 会有人在这台阶上摔伤的。 The hairs on the nape of my neck stood on end. 我颈背上的毛竖起来了。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 - 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
敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 脸 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 - full/thick/thin/pouty lips
丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin 头发和皮肤 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 - a receding hairline
后移的发际线 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一块 - a side/centre(British English) parting
偏分；中分
Body 身体 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纤细的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿 - muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2I craned my neck to see what was happening at the front. 我伸长脖子看前面发生了什么事。 I cricked my neck playing tennis and now I can't turn round properly. 我打网球时脖子抽筋，现在不能正常转动。 I had a crick in my neck from staring up at the sky so long. 抬着头看天好久，我的脖子都僵直了。 I keep the key on a string around my neck. 我用绳把钥匙挂在脖子上。 The hairs on the back of my neck prickled with fear. 我给吓得脖梗儿的汗毛都竖起来了。 The veins in his neck stood out like knotted rope. 他脖子上的血管突出，像打了结的绳子。 She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. 她搂住他的脖子，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 衣领；领子；领圈 
He wore a casual shirt with an open neck. 他穿了一件开领的休闲衬衫。 Her dress had three buttons at the neck undone. 她衣服领口处的三个纽扣没扣上 What neck size do you take? 你的领围是多少？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- open
- …
- -necked
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of neck mentioned 有…衣领的；有…脖子的 a round-necked sweater 一件圆领毛衣
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics - [countable] neck (of something)
a long narrow part of something （物体的）细长部分，颈部 the neck of a bottle 瓶颈 the narrow neck of land between the lake and the sea 湖和海之间的狭长陆地 the neck of a guitar 吉他的琴颈
- [uncountable] neck (of something)
the neck of an animal, cooked and eaten （烹制食用的）动物颈肉 neck of lamb 小羊颈肉
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 紧盯着某人看；看得某人发毛（或心烦）；监视 I can’t get any work done with you breathing down my neck. 你盯着我，我什么工作也做不了。
by a neck
if a person or an animal wins a race by a neck, they win it by a short distance 以微弱优势（获胜）
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 受到严厉责骂；受重罚
a millstone around/round your neck
neck and neck (with somebody/something)
level with somebody in a race or competition （比赛中）势均力敌，不分上下，平手 The cyclists were neck and neck as they approached the final lap. 自行车运动员在接近最后一圈时战况激烈。
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 极讨厌的人（或事物） That man's a pain in the neck! 那个男人太讨厌了！
put/lay your head/neck on the block
to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something 冒（失业、损失名誉等）的险 It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for. 这不是一件我准备冒风险去做的事。
risk your neck
(also risk life and limb)
to risk being killed or injured in order to do something 冒死；不惜受伤 I'm not going to risk my neck playing rugby with you! 我才不会玩儿命跟你打橄榄球呢！
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 解救某人摆脱困境 He's out to save his own political neck. 他在试图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 做不保险的事；说不保险的话；冒险 I’ll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job. 我敢说比尔绝对是这份工作的最佳人选。
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 （表示愤怒或气恼）拧断…的脖子，非掐死…不可 When he was late again I wanted to wring his neck. 他再次迟到，我真想拧断他的脖子。