breakneck
大学
a. 要使颈骨折断似的, 非常危险的
发音
CA
/ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/
US
/ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/
UK
/ˈbɹeɪkˌnɛk/
CA
/ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk/
US
/ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk/
UK
/ˈbɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯kˌnɛk/
AU
/ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/
NZ
/ˈbɹæɪkˌnek/
AU
/ˈbɹ(ʷ)æɪ̯kˌnek/
NZ
/ˈbɹ(ʷ)æɪ̯kˌnek/
词形变化
breaknecks
复数
breaknecks
more breakneck
比较级
most breakneck
最高级
教材释义与例句
形容词
非常危险的；要使颈骨折断似的；极快的
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A fall that breaks the neck.
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2.
A dangerous steep place from which one could fall and be injured.
adj.
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1.
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
breakneck pace
He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.
adv.
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1.
Dangerously fast.
词汇关系
词源
From break + neck.
来源：wiktionary