neighborhood

英 ['neɪbə(r)ˌhʊd]

美 ['neɪbərˌhʊd]

n.  地区；某地区的人；与某处邻近的地区

复数：neighborhoods　

CET4考研TEM8

BNC.49659 / COCA.1134

英英释义

noun

• people living near one another
  1. it is a friendly neighborhood
  2. my neighborhood voted for Bush
  Synonym:neighbourhood
• 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:vicinitylocalityneighbourhoodneck of the woods
• an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
  1. an ethnic neighborhood
• the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
  1. it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job
  2. the price is in the neighborhood of $100
  Synonym:region

双语例句

• In Los Angeles, the neighborhood known as Watts erupted into riots
  在洛杉矶，一个叫做沃茨的街区爆发了动乱。
• Aunt Chen from the neighborhood committees often helps to resolve disputes among the dwellers.
  居委会的陈大妈经常为大家排忧解纷。
• Our neighborhood has recently become a yuppie gathering place.
  我们附近最近变成了一个雅皮士聚集的场所。
• The whole neighborhood have been hunting for the missing child.
  整条街的人都在寻找那个失踪的孩子。
• Mother hated to move from such a nice neighborhood.
  母亲不愿意搬离这样好的街坊。
• The neighborhood is given over to performers, stilt walkers and drag queens.
  社区变成了玩杂耍的、踩高跷的和扮装皇后的天地。
• When I was quite young my family had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood.
  当我十分小的时候，我的家有了在我家附近最早的一部电话。
• Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood
  她的孩子们的生日聚会在街坊四邻里是最好、最讲究的。
• This week, I got to know my neighborhood.
  这星期，我逐渐了解了我的社区。
• I understand why people don't want me in the neighborhood.
  我明白了为什么人们不想我出现在附近。