collar

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col·lar1 /ˈkɒlə $ ˈkɑːlər/ S3 noun [countableC] → choler

1 clothing 衣服CLOTHINGDC the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over 衣领，领子

He grabbed me by the collar.

他抓住我的衣领。

He loosened his collar and tie.

他松开了领子和领带。

cat/dog 猫/狗CAT/DOGDHP a narrow band of leather or plastic that is fastened around an animal’s neck 〔动物脖子上的〕颈圈，项圈

3. injured neck 受伤的脖子 an object that someone wears around their neck to support it when it has been injured 〔支撑受伤脖子的〕护颈，颈圈

4. business 商业 a way of making sure that stocks you own do not lose money, even if their price goes down 〔买卖股票的〕项圈策略，设定上下限

5. machine 机器MACHINETE a circular ring that goes round a pipe to make it stronger, especially where two pipes join together 箍；垫圈；束套；套管

6. coloured fur/feathers 彩色毛皮/羽毛 a band of fur, feathers, or skin around an animal’s neck that is a different colour from the rest of the animal 〔动物颈部的〕彩色毛圈

→ blue-collar , dog collar , white-collar

Examples from the Corpus

collar• Last week, Helen excelled herself - a black matt waterproof, lined, with a turn-back collar of fake ocelot!• Choker collars and straw-topped hats between the Wars. 4.• Under his chin the bandage was like a military collar.• He emerged in loafers, a blazer and a shirt with an open collar.• She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar.• The other customers were almost as hot under the collar as Phyllis, but for very different reasons!• Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls, looking for transport.• I turned up the collar of my fake biker's jacket and walked off.

collar and tie• He did not like wearing suits and he liked a collar and tie even less.• He dressed differently too - he wore a collar and tie while their shirts were collarless.• She made me put on my suit and collar and tie.• For work, put on chainstore collar and tie.• I came back for my brother's funeral, and I wore my collar and tie.• Mulcahey slipped the red ribbon around the collar and tied a big bow.• Not for the stuffy - white collars and ties are irrelevant and the atmosphere could be described as flamboyantly casual.• I remembered that sometimes men are decked out in their best suits with collars and ties.

collar2 verb [transitiveT]

1 CATCHto catch someone and hold them so that they cannot escape 抓住；逮捕

The police collared him less than 20 minutes after the robbery.

抢劫发生后，警方不到20分钟就抓到了他。

2 to find someone so that you can talk to them, especially when they would prefer to avoid you 〔尤指在某人意欲避开时〕找到〔某人〕谈话

He collared her in the staff room at lunchtime and started telling her about his holiday plans.

中午他在员工休息室里拦住她，对她说起他的夏日休假计划来。

3 high-collared/open-collared/fur-collared etc used about clothes that have a particular type of collar 高领的/开领的/毛领的等

a high-collared blouse

高领女式衬衫

Examples from the Corpus

collar• Seventeen Florida panthers have been collared.• He collared a chilli-bean pie, a couple of samosas and an almond slice at 15p each.• Color: Light blue collars a pale neck, behind writhe thick green vines, exploding ultramarine blooms.• Hugh was quickly collared by a salesperson.• He can't face the head's study, so he collars Potter in the hall.• So I whispered to Mowat to collar the other feller.

Origin collar1

(1300-1400) Old French coler, from Latin collare, from collum “neck”

col·lar1 nouncollar2 verb

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