neighbourhood

英 [ˈneɪbəhʊd]

美 [ˈneɪbərhʊd]

n. 街区; 城区; (统称)某街区(或城区)的居民; 所在地; 邻近的地方

复数：neighbourhoods　

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同义词辨析

neighbourhood environs surroundings【导航词义：周围环境】

neighbourhoodn. 邻近地区

〔辨析〕

指社区、住宅小区，也指街坊、四邻。

〔例证〕

He grew up in a quiet neighborhood of Moscow.
他是在莫斯科一个清静的街区里长大的。
She lives in a tough neighborhood.
她住的地区治安不好。
They live in a friendly neighbourhood.
他们生活在一个和睦的街区。
Yesterday, the whole neighbourhood came to the school fete.
昨天，所有的街坊邻居都来参加学校的游乐会了。

environsn. 〈正式〉周围地区

〔辨析〕

只用复数，指环绕某处的附近区域。

〔例证〕

They used to live in the environs of Paris.
他们过去住在巴黎城郊。
If you walk around the environs of Jermyn Street, you will find more diversity.
如果在杰明街附近走走，你会发现更多多样化的东西。

surroundingsn. 环境

〔辨析〕

只用复数，指某人、某物在某一时间所处的周围环境。

〔例证〕

She switched on the light and examined her surroundings.
她打开灯，查看了周围的情况。
This insect can take on the colour of its surroundings.
这种昆虫能随环境而变化其颜色。

习惯用语

in the neighbourhood of

大约；上下
approximately; not exactly
It cost in the neighbourhood of $500.
这大约花费了500元。

牛津词典

noun

街区；城区；（统称）某街区（或城区）的居民
a district or an area of a town; the people who live there
1. We grew up in the same neighbourhood.
  我们是在同一条街上长大的。
2. a poor/quiet/residential neighbourhood
  贫困的街区；安静的城区；居民区
3. Manhattan is divided into distinct neighborhoods.
  曼哈顿分为几个区，风格各异。
4. the neighbourhood police
  社区警察
5. He shouted so loudly that the whole neighbourhood could hear him.
  他叫得那么大声，整条街的人都能听到。
所在地；邻近的地方
the area that you are in or the area near a particular place
1. We searched the surrounding neighbourhood for the missing boy.
  我们在附近寻找失踪的男孩儿。
2. Houses in the neighbourhood of Paris are extremely expensive.
  巴黎附近一带的住房极其昂贵。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 neighborhood

N-COUNT (城镇中的)居住区，地段，街坊
Aneighbourhoodis one of the parts of a town where people live.
1. It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.
  它看起来像是一个有利于我的孩子们成长的理想居住区。
N-COUNT 周边地区;邻居;社区
Theneighbourhoodof a place or person is the area or the people around them.
1. He was born and grew up in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn...
  他出生在布鲁克林的弗拉特布什一带，并在那儿长大成人。
2. I feel a part of my immediate neighbourhood.
  我觉得自己是周围社区中的一分子。
PREP-PHRASE 大约;在…左右
In the neighbourhood ofa number means approximately that number.
1. He's won in the neighbourhood of four million dollars...
  他已经赢了约400万美元。
2. Its speed is probably in the neighbourhood of 380mph or even more.
  它的时速大约达到了380英里，或者更快。
PHRASE 在…附近;靠近
A placein the neighbourhood ofanother place is near it.
1. ...the loss of woodlands in the neighbourhood of large towns.
  大城镇附近林地的丧失

英英释义

noun

people living near one another
1. it is a friendly neighborhood
2. my neighborhood voted for Bush
Synonym:neighborhood
a surrounding or nearby region
1. the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
2. it is a rugged locality
3. he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
4. I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
Synonym:vicinitylocalityneighborhoodneck of the woods

双语例句

He knows everyone in the neighbourhood.
方圆左近的人，他都认识。
These are the neighbourhood bums who loaf around all day.
这几个人整天无所事事，是这一片儿的下三烂。
It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.
它看起来像是一个有利于我的孩子们成长的理想居住区。
We patronize our neighbourhood stores.
我们通常到邻近的商店采买。
He's won in the neighbourhood of four million dollars
他已经赢了约400万美元。
There's no post office in the neighbourhood.
邻近没有邮局。
She is a good aunt to all the children in the neighbourhood.
她是街坊上所有孩子的好阿姨。
Its speed is probably in the neighbourhood of 380mph or even more.
它的时速大约达到了380英里，或者更快。
In the larger neighbourhood, I felt very unsafe.
在大一点的小区里，我感到很不安全。
The fire alarmed the whole neighbourhood.
火灾使整个街坊邻里都惊恐起来。