neighbour
noun /ˈneɪbə(r)/
/ˈneɪbər/
(US English neighbor)
- a person who lives next to you or near you
邻居；邻人 - We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours.
我们得到了朋友和邻里的很多照顾。 - Our next-door neighbours are very noisy.
我们隔壁的邻居非常吵。 - neighbour to somebody She's been a very good neighbour to me.
她是我的好邻居。
Wordfinder- acquaintance
- bond
- buddy
- companion
- comrade
- friend
- mate
- neighbour
- platonic
- playmate
Topics Family and relationshipsa1- I've just met our new neighbours.
我刚遇到新搬来的邻居。 - He's having a barbecue and he's inviting all the neighbours.
他要搞户外烧烤，会邀请左邻右舍都来。 - Residents rushed to help their elderly neighbours.
居民们争先恐后地去帮助他们年迈的邻居。 - Her music was annoying the neighbours.
她的音乐惹恼了邻居。 - They are near neighbours of ours.
他们是我们的近邻。 - My nearest neighbour lives a few miles away.
离我最近的邻居有几英里远。 - Our new neighbours moved in today.
我们的新邻居是今天搬来的。 - She could hear her downstairs neighbour moving around.
她能听见楼下的邻居在走动。 - Shh! You'll wake the neighbours.
小点儿声！别吵醒邻居。 - The neighbours complained about his loud music.
邻居们抱怨他放音乐的声音太大。 - The two men became neighbours.
这两个男人成了邻居。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- friendly
- good
- nosy
- …
- become
- disturb
- wake
- …
- complain
- move in
- boy
- girl
- kid
- …
- friends and neighbours
- We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours.
- a country that is next to or near another country
邻国 - What is Britain's nearest neighbour?
英国最近的邻国是哪个国家？ - Consider Canada, our neighbor to the north.
以我们北方的邻居加拿大为例。
- The country is vulnerable to attack from hostile neighbours.
这个国家很容易受到有敌意的邻邦的攻击。 - The programme is the envy of many of our European neighbours.
这项计划令我们许多欧洲邻国羡慕不已。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- northern
- southern
- etc.
- …
- attack
- invade
- threaten
- …
- What is Britain's nearest neighbour?
- a person or thing that is standing or located next to another person or thing
身边的人；靠近的东西；邻近的人（或物） - Stand quietly, children, and try not to talk to your neighbour.
孩子们，站好，保持安静，不要交头接耳。 - The tree fell slowly, its branches caught in those of its neighbours.
这棵树慢慢地倒下，枝杈和旁边的树交错在一起了。 - She leaned over to her nearest neighbour and whispered something.
她倾身向离她最近的人轻声说了些什么。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nearest
- Stand quietly, children, and try not to talk to your neighbour.
- (literary) any other human
他人；世人 - We should all love our neighbours.
我们都要爱邻人。
- We should all love our neighbours.
词源Old English nēahgebūr, from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’ (compare with boor).