up to one's neck

  1. 深深卷入某事物中
    • They were up to their necks in trouble with the press.
      他们深深卷入了与新闻界的麻烦之中。

网络词典

up to one's neck

英 ʌp tə ˈnuːn 美 ʌp tə ˈnuːn
短语中文翻译 中文翻译:直到脖子后面
同义词: ['to the neck', "up to one's chin"]

例句:

  1. 1.The child was so excited that he forgot to breathe and ended up up to his neck in the mud.
    这个孩子太兴奋了,以至于忘记了呼吸,结果被泥巴淹没到下巴。
  2. 2. She was so close to the edge that she could have easily fallen over if she hadn't been holding on tight.
    她离边缘很近,如果没紧紧抓住的话,她可能会掉下去。
  3. 3. He was so focused on his work that he didn't notice the danger until it was too late.
    他太专注于工作了,以至于没有注意到危险,直到太迟了才意识到。