| 单词 | mrs nextdoor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMrs Next-Door Mrs Next-Door n. see next door n. 1b. Mrs Next-Door b. By extension: the occupant(s) of an adjoining house, room, etc.; one's neighbour(s). Also colloquial with titles, as Mrs Next-Door, etc. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > neighbour nexteOE neighboureOE neighbouressa1425 promea1425 confines1531 door-neighbour1562 confiner1599 by-dweller1611 by-inhabitanta1657 Mrs Next-Door1855 nigh-dweller1867 1855 C. Dickens in Househ. Words 17 Feb. 51/1 One answered, ‘I will if next door will’; and another, ‘I won't, if over the way does.’ 1933 D. C. Peel Life's Enchanted Cup xi. 127 It..occurred to him that our extra pair of guests might belong to one of the ‘next doors’. 1951 W. Morum Gabriel i. i. 20 I showed it to Mrs. Next-door. 1951 W. Morum Gabriel i. vii. 95 Aunt Amy came in carrying a roast chicken... ‘One of next-door's,’ she said. 1988 A. Bennett Talking Heads 83 They're not my leaves. They're next-door's leaves. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。