[영어 단어] neck

 

neck

[네엑]
목, (옷의) 목 부분
(물체의) 목, (목같이) 좁고 기다란 것
껴안고 애무하다

Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body.
The neck of an article of clothing such as a shirt, dress, or sweater is the part which surrounds your neck.
The neck of something such as a bottle or a guitar is the long narrow part at one end of it.
If two people are necking, they are kissing each other in a sexual way.
If you say that someone is breathing down your neck, you mean that they are watching you very closely and checking everything you do.
In a competition, especially an election, if two or more competitors are neck and neck, they are level with each other and have an equal chance of winning.
If you say that someone is risking their neck, you mean they are doing something very dangerous, often in order to achieve something.
He pulled it around his shoulders and buttoned it at the neck.
The bird stretched out his scrawny neck.

 

 

 

neck and neck

(경주, 시합에서) 막상막하로, 대등하게

(in a race, competition, etc.) level with each other
Those two players have been neck and neck in the MVP race all season.
Their poll results are neck and neck.

A: How is this year's competition looking?
B: It'll be very competitive since we have 10 contestants who are neck and neck this year.