neighbourhood英 neighborhood美 neigh•bour•hood /'neɪbəhʊd/

n C

1. 地区，临近地区，附近

• He was born in a poor neighbourhood. 他出生在一个穷人区。

• There is a hill in our neighbourhood. 我们附近有一座小山。

2. 街坊，邻里

• The whole neighbourhood knew that he was a ne'er-do-well. 整个街区的人都知道他是个没用的人。

词组in the neighbourhood of

1. 在…的附近

• villages in the neighbourhood of London 伦敦附近的村庄

2. 将近，大约

• a sum in the neighbourhood of ＄600 总数近六百美元