When you develop a throat infection or catch a cold the glands in the neck swell up.

当你咽喉发炎或感冒时, 脖子上的腺体会肿起来。

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I felt her hand in my hair, fingers toying with the locks at my neck, ravelling them up, tugging.

我感到她的手摸着我的头发，手指玩弄着我脖子上的发髻，使发髻缠绕起来，并用力拉着。

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The water came up to my neck.

水淹到了我的脖子。

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But with polls showing the Ohio contest neck-and-neck in the days leading up to the primary, Clinton got a boost from female voters and those who only recently made up their minds.

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Dr. Kathy had reading glasses on a cord around her neck and a green button-up sweater that looked as if it were made entirely of pollen.

NEWYORKER: Backbone

Castro, who isn't involved in the president's treatment, said Chavez's tracheotomy isn't visible in the photos because it apparently is covered by his clothing, below the neck line of his zipped-up track suit.

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