the part around the neck of a piece of clothing, usually sewn on and sometimes made of different material

a shirt collar 衬衫领子

a fur collar 毛领

a dress with a big collar 大领口的长裙

See also: blue-collarpink-collar white-collar

a strap made of leather or other strong material that is put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog or cat

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。

a type of necklace (= a piece of jewellery worn around the neck)

a diamond collar 钻石项链

an area around the neck of an animal that is coloured differently from the other parts of the body

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。

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

to find someone and stop them in order to talk to them

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。

to catch or arrest someone such as a criminal

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。