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*neck¹ /nɛk; nek/
n [C]
1 the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders 颈，脖子:
a long, slender neck 细长的脖子
2 the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck 衣领，领圈:
a V-neck sweater (=one that has a neck shaped like a 'V') V 形领毛衣
3 the narrow part of a bottle 瓶颈
4 be up to your neck in sth informal 【非正式】
a) to be in a very difficult situation 深深陷于困境:
Mason is up to his neck in debt. 梅森债台高筑。
b) to have too much work to do 工作繁忙
5 neck and neck if two people, teams etc are neck and neck during a race or competition, they both have an equal chance of winning 〔比赛中〕不分上下，并驾齐驱
6 in this neck of the woods informal in this area or part of the country 【非正式】 在这个地段［地带］:
What are you doing in this neck of the woods? 你在这一带干什么？
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