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turtleneck

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tur·tle·neck /ˈtɜːtlnek $ ˈtɜːr-/ noun [countable]  DCCa type of sweater with a high, close-fitting collar that covers most of your neck 高领套头毛线衫 polo neck, v-neck5 see picture at 见图 neck1
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turtleneckCloud, a priest who wears a turtleneck.She dressed either in blue-jeans with a black turtleneck top and black boots or in very short miniskirts.I rub on soothing calamine lotion, then don a cotton turtleneck to keep myself from scratching.Centre Line green silk suit, £930; yellow viscose knit turtleneck, £400; both by Gianni Versace.Instead, I wanted to be Choo Choo, who wore a long turtleneck and spoke with a high monotone.Bella Freud, a protege of Vivienne Westwood, unpicked the body's turtleneck, adding a white silk collar and cuffs.Mike wore black leather biking trousers and a heavy seaman's turtleneck sweater.
tur·tle·neck nounChineseSyllable
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turtleneck
turtleneck /ˈtɜːtlnek $ ˈtɜːr-/ noun [countable]
a type of sweater with a high, close-fitting collar that covers most of your neck ⇨ polo neck, v-neck


turtle·neckBrE /ˈtɜːtlnek/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɜːrtlnek/ 🔊 noun
(also ˌturtleneck ˈsweater) a sweater with a high part fitting closely around the neck 高领套头衫
(NAmE) (BrE ˈpolo neck) a high round collar made when the neck of a piece of clothing is folded over; a piece of clothing with a polo neck 高圆翻领;高圆翻领衣服