white-collar
 
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a strap made of leather or other strong material that is put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog or cat: （尤指套在狗、猫等动物脖子上的）颈圈，项圈
I grabbed the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.我揪住狗的颈圈，把它拉出了房间。
 
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a type of necklace (= a piece of jewellery worn around the neck): 项链，项饰
a diamond collar钻石项链
 
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biology specialized
an area around the neck of an animal that is coloured differently from the other parts of the body: （动物颈部颜色不同的）色圈，颈锁形条纹
The bird has grey feathers with a lighter collar.这种鸟长有灰色羽毛，但颈部的颜色要淡一些。
engineering specialized
a strip of strong material that is put around a pipe or a piece of machinery to make it stronger or to join two parts together（管子或机器上的）箍，卡圈，套管
"Is that real fur on your collar?" "Certainly not - I only wear fake fur."“你领子上用的毛皮是真的吗？”“当然不是——我只穿人造毛。”
This jacket has a removable collar.
I'm very fond of this shirt but it's starting to wear at the collar.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Parts of clothes
armhole
bodice
cap sleeve
clerical collar
cowl neck
dart
knee
lapel
neckband
neckline
patch pocket
peplum
slash
spaghetti strap
sweetheart neckline
tuck
turn up (somewhere)
turtleneck
V-neck
waist

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Zoology: veterinary medicine
Bands, straps and strips
Jewelry
Miscellaneous animal body parts
collar
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈkɒl.ər/ us /ˈkɑː.lɚ/

collarverb[T] (PUT COLLAR ON)

to put a strap or device around an animal's neck, for example as a way of controlling it, or discovering or recording where it goes:
The family dog is collared, leashed and taken for a walk.
Researchers began trapping and collaring black bears in order to track their movements.
In the study, 35 sheep were collared so that researchers could locate an animal when it died and determine the cause of death.
Methods for tracking bear populations include sedating them with darts and tagging or collaring them.
The proposed cougar research project initially calls for capturing and collaring six mountain lions.

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Animal & plant biology - general words
abiotic
anatomic
anatomical
anatomically correct
anti-Darwinian
biophysics
Darwinist
entomological
entomologist
entomology
eukaryote
experiment station
fission
naturalist
organically
overstimulate
overstimulated
overstimulation
photosynthetically
survival of the fittest

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Scientific techniques

collarverb[T] (CATCH)

informal
to find someone and stop them in order to talk to them: 拦住（以便与之谈话）
A reporter collared her on her way to the gym.
I was collared by Pete as I was coming out of the meeting this morning.今天上午我刚出会议室就被皮特拉住谈了起来。
informal
to catch or arrest someone such as a criminal: 抓住，逮住，逮捕
He is known as the detective who collared a serial killer.
She was collared by the police at the airport.她在机场被警方逮捕了。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to find and take a person who has done something wrong
catchThey were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
arrestHe was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to property.
place/put under arrestThe suspect was placed under arrest and charged with armed assault.
captureThe soldiers were captured by enemy forces.
apprehendThe police have apprehended two individuals in connection with the crime.
nabThe cops nabbed him as he tried to get away.
informal
to get something for yourself:
He somehow managed to collar all the credit for other people's work.
The Treasury collars billions in tobacco duty every year.
She noticed the door wasn't locked and collared a security guard to tell him to fix it.
He spotted a local politician who he had been waiting to collar about problems in the area.
The victim and two bystanders joined together to collar the thief.
He got collared selling drugs.
Reporters raced to collar interviews with campaign spokespeople.

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Interrupting & preventing from speaking
barge
belt up
blurt something out
break someone in
chime
chip
chip (something) in
horn in
interpolation
interrupt
mike check
muzzle
nobble
not get a word in edgewaysidiom
obtrude
put a sock in it!idiom
shut your mouth/faceidiom
speak
strike
waylay

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collar | American Dictionary

collar
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkɑl·ər/

collarnoun[C] (NECK)

the part of a piece of clothing that goes around the neck
A collar is also a narrow piece made of leather or other strong material that is put around the neck of an animal, esp. a dog or cat kept as a pet.
collar
verb[ T ]
 infmlus/ˈkɑl·ər/

collarverb[T] (CATCH)

to catch and hold someone so that the person can’t escape:
fig. We decided to skip the meeting but she collared us in the hotel lobby.

Examples of collar

collar
However, this would require observing numerous individuals with collars and, thus, must be balanced against the need to repeat the observations on contrasted sites.
The rubber collars made it possible to slip the transmitter unit easily around their necks.
Tarsiers were captured and radio collars were fitted.
One lady mischievously asked how she should refer in future to the clerical collars worn by women deacons, 'as dog is a masculine noun'.
There is little evidence that conventional collars restrict neck movement.
Hard collars are often uncomfortable and the majority are very unpleasant in hot weather.
The collars are used similarly in feeding in both choanoflagellates and sponges, and hence there are functional as well as morphological resemblances.
The poignant flavours turn out to be those of cakes and biscuits, the revelations concern clean laundry and darned collars.
Following testing, the nylon collars were removed and all males were housed separately.
The supply of female garments listed is astonishingly small: three bodices, four farthingales, six head tiers and four rebatoes (stiff collars).
You either stay inside the system, bathe every day and wear tight collars, or you leave.
Cervical collars are of little help, but often nonsteroidal drugs or analgesics are used.
They are shown in their finery, with ribbons, bonnets or lacey collars adorning their meagre persons.
The women wore 'wrappers', lose cotton gown flowing from the shoulders to the ankles, with wide gathered collars and elbow length sleeves, often trimmed with lace.
Assembly involves the placement of several small components (pins, collars and washers) into the pegboard, bimanually in the allotted time (right hand, left hand and both together).
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