| 单词 | neighbour |
| 释义 | neighbour (neɪbəʳ ) Word forms: neighbours regional note: in AM, use neighbor 1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] A2 Your neighbour is someone who lives near you. I got chatting with my neighbour in the garden. 2. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] A2 You can refer to the person who is standing or sitting next to you as your neighbour. The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear. 3. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] B2 You can refer to something which stands next to something else of the same kind as its neighbour. Each house was packed close behind its neighbour. 4. countable noun [usually poss NOUN] B2 A country's neighbour is a country that is next to it. ...the United States' northern neighbour, Canada. Collocations: close neighbour If our close neighbour Mars is found devoid of life, important lessons may be learned regarding the future of our own planet. Times, Sunday Times (2007) All this was done out of a desire to support one of Britain's closest neighbours at a time of national crisis. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The countries were close neighbours in more than one sense. Times, Sunday Times (2008) His only contact was with an elderly Portuguese neighbour, who would leave cakes at his door. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This Christmas, why not pop round to an elderly neighbour for a chat? The Sun (2011) Police and charities urged people to keep an eye on elderly neighbours during the cold spell. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There were crowds of curious local people and some friendly neighbours, and the sun shone. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I hired a friendly French neighbour to come round for conversation once a week. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They see her like a friendly, reliable neighbour. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The house may lack the grandeur of its near neighbour but it still retains many original features, including flagstone floors and interior panelling. Times, Sunday Times Its ecological footprint was 2.79 planets and it was significantly greener than its near neighbour in its use of public transport, food and consumer products. Times, Sunday Times Its location and near neighbour are huge draws, particularly to privately educated school-leavers who account for 29% of recruits, more than double the expected level. Times, Sunday Times So he knew everyone, from the petshop owner to the newsagent to the near neighbours. Times, Sunday Times The near neighbours have since traded resiliently through the downturn, continuing to grow. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, a quarter say they have been stopped from drifting off by money worries, stress or noisy neighbours. The Sun (2013) Increased density has resulted in complaints about noisy neighbours rising fivefold in the past two decades. Times, Sunday Times (2007) You know when you've got a noisy neighbour and they keep the radio on all the time? Times, Sunday Times (2011) Neither side has an interest in a proxy war or instability in their northern neighbour. Times, Sunday Times A staff member at our hotel explained that foreigners were cancelling in large numbers thanks to the recent threats by the country's northern neighbour. Times, Sunday Times It's the north of the south — the warmth, ruggedness and recipes of the southern regions combined with the nascent wealth of its northern neighbours. Times, Sunday Times True, they might cry good riddance to their irksome northern neighbours. Times, Sunday Times But at least we can still have confidence in the integrity of our northern neighbour's lawyers. Times, Sunday Times As in their southern neighbour, there are great stretches of the population with a sense of grievance and dispossession. Times,Sunday Times The country remains technically at war with its southern neighbour. Times, Sunday Times For one thing, its position made it easier to defend against pesky southern neighbours. Times, Sunday Times Our morbid inclinations might be expected from a nation known to be more saturnine than our southern neighbours. Globe and Mail Northern taxpayers will need to subsidise their southern neighbours. Times, Sunday Times Turns out she was right: she has been spending a lot of time with her upstairs neighbour ever since. Times, Sunday Times The flat's become party central, as a cheerful upstairs neighbour confirms. Times, Sunday Times There's a situation with her upstairs neighbour. Times, Sunday Times My upstairs neighbour fared rather worse. Times,Sunday Times I recently sought a valuation on my property and, as our upstairs neighbours are also selling, we decided to do so as a whole. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 邻居 Japanese: 近所の人 |
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