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瓶頸 — meaning in English

píng jǐng

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English meaning

  • tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
  • throat noun The front part of the neck, or the passage inside it leading from the mouth to the lungs and stomach.

Senses

瓶頸 is used for these senses in English:

  • tack (nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
  • throat A narrow opening in a vessel.

tack — full definition

  1. noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
  2. noun A change of course or approach, especially a new strategy after the old one stopped working.
  3. noun The equipment used on a horse, such as a saddle and bridle.
  4. verb To turn a sailing boat so the wind switches from one side to the other, or more generally to fasten something loosely in place.

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