1. be hot under the collar : 发怒;
2. against the collar : (马上坡时)轭具擦疼肩膀, 冒着困难, 下死劲;
3. slip the collar : 逃脱;
及物动词
名词
1. 衣领;领子
The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
2. (狗或猫的)颈圈,项圈
A collar is a band of leather or plastic which is put round the neck of a dog or cat.
3. 抓住;逮住;揪住
If you collar someone who has done something wrong or who is running away, you catch them and hold them so that they cannot escape.
4. 拦住(某人)与其谈话
If you collar someone, you stop them and make them listen to you.
5. 生气;愤怒;激动
If someone gets hot under the collar about something, they get very annoyed, angry, or excited about it.
1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
e.g. the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Synonym: apprehensionarrestcatchpinchtaking into custody
2. a figurative restraint
e.g. asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market
kept a tight leash on his emotions
he's always gotten a long leash
Synonym: leash
3. necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
Synonym: chokerdog collarneckband
4. a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
Synonym: neckband
5. a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
6. the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
Synonym: shoe collar
7. a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
8. anything worn or placed about the neck
e.g. the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar
a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse
9. (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal