Tra từ neck - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

neck [neck necks necked necking] noun, verb BrE [nek] NAmE [nek]
noun

1. countable the part of the body between the head and the shoulders
• He tied a scarf around his neck.
• I woke up with a stiff neck.
•Giraffes have very long necks.
•She craned (= stretched) her neck to get a better view.
•He broke his neck in the fall.
•Somebody's going to break their neck (= injure themselves) on these steps.

2. countable the part of a piece of clothing that fits around the neck
•What neck size do you take?
see also ↑crew neck, ↑polo neck, ↑turtleneck, ↑V-neck
3. -necked (in adjectives)having the type of neck mentioned
•a round-necked sweater
see also ↑open-necked, ↑stiff-necked
4. countable ~ (of sth) a long narrow part of sth
•the neck of a bottle
•a neck of land
5. uncountable ~ (of sth) the neck of an animal, cooked and eaten
•neck of lamb
see also ↑bottleneck, ↑redneck, ↑roughneck
more at put/lay your head/neck on the block at ↑block _n., brass neck/nerve at ↑brass, breathe down sb's neck at ↑breathe, a millstone round your/sb's neck at ↑millstone, a pain in the neck at ↑pain _n., risk your neck at ↑risk _v., save sb's bacon/necksave your (own) skin/hide/neck at ↑save _v., by the scruff of the/your neck at ↑scruff, stick your neck out at ↑stick _v., wring sb's neck at ↑wring

Word Origin:
Old English hnecca ‘back of the neck’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek ‘neck’ and German Nacken ‘nape’.

Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

Example Bank:
•He was wearing a black V-neck sweater.
•He wore a casual shirt with an open neck.
•He's out to save his own political neck.
•I craned my neck to see what was happening at the front.
•I craned my neck to see what was happening at the head of the queue.
•I cricked my neck playing tennis and now I can't turn round properly.
•I had a crick in my neck from staring up at the sky so long.
•I keep the key on a string around my neck.
•I'm not going to risk my neck playing rugby with you!
•She's been wearing a neck brace since her car crash.
•The cat picked up her kitten by the scruff of its neck.
•The hairs on the back of my neck prickled with fear.
•The veins in his neck stood out like knotted rope.
•When he was late again I wanted to wring his neck.
•the narrow neck of land between the lake and the sea
Idioms: ↑by a neck ▪ ↑get it in the neck ▪ ↑neck and neck ▪ ↑neck of the woods ▪ ↑up to your neck in something

verb (usually be necking)intransitive (old-fashioned, informal)
when two people are necking, they are kissing each other in a sexual way
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English hnecca ‘back of the neck’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nek ‘neck’ and German Nacken ‘nape’.

See also: ↑nip and tuck