/nek ||; nɛk/noun1 [C] the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders 颈；颈项；脖子: She wrapped a scarf around her neck. 她的颈上围了一条围巾。Giraffes have long necks. 长颈鹿有长长的脖子。 ☞picture at body 见body插图
2 [C] the part of a piece of clothing that goes round your neck （衣服的）领圈，领口；衣领: a polo-neck/V-neck sweater 翻领╱V形领毛衣The neck on this shirt is too tight. 这件衬衫的领子太紧。 ☞picture on page C6 见C6页插图
3 [C] the long narrow part of sth 颈状的狭长部份: the neck of a bottle 瓶颈
4 -necked (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) having the type of neck mentioned 有…领子的: a round-necked sweater 圆领毛衣
by the scruff (of the/your neck)→
SCRUFF equal or level with sb in a race or competition （在比赛中跟某人）难分高下，不相伯仲
up to your neck in sth having a lot of sth to deal with 有很多事要处理:
We're up to our necks in work at the moment. 我们眼下忙得不可开交。