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单词 neighbourhood
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neighbourhood

The influx of young, creative people has transformed the neighbourhood into one of the most sought after places to live.There was a fear of ghost town neighbourhoods.The family had to sell their home and move to a rented apartment in a poorer neighbourhood.Some breeders are setting up a neighbourhood watch system.Many miners lived in areas and neighbourhoods where mining was the dominant industry.Some of the meetings could get stormy if neighbourhoods feel they are being neglected.The crime map supposedly allowed people to find out how safe their neighbourhood was.Very few people in a neighbourhood are victims of serious crime.There is a need for us all to pull together as one in our neighbourhoods.Why do some families have low incomes and live in particular neighbourhoods?It slammed shut the doors of opportunity and it divided towns and neighbourhoods.No wonder the rich and famous and the horsey set love the neighbourhood.It is part of reassuring people that they live in a safe neighbourhood.It's representing your home town or the neighbourhood you live in that makes thisjob so worthwhile.The report goes on to suggest moving drug dealers from residential neighbourhoods to areas where they would'have less impact '.Police also targeted inner-city areas and poor neighbourhoods where drug sales were more likely to be in the open, he said.

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neighbourhood

British English: neighbourhood /ˈneɪbəˌhʊd/ NOUN
A neighbourhood is one of the parts of a town where people live.
She no longer goes for evening walks around her neighbourhood.
  • American English: neighborhood
  • Arabic: جِوار
  • Brazilian Portuguese: vizinhança
  • Chinese: 邻里
  • Croatian: susjedstvo
  • Czech: čtvrť města
  • Danish: nabolag
  • Dutch: buurt
  • European Spanish: vecindad barrio
  • Finnish: asuinalue
  • French: voisinage
  • German: Nachbarschaft
  • Greek: γειτονιά
  • Italian: vicinato
  • Japanese: 近所
  • Korean: 이웃
  • Norwegian: nabolag
  • Polish: sąsiedztwo
  • European Portuguese: vizinhança
  • Romanian: cartier
  • Russian: район
  • Latin American Spanish: vecindario
  • Swedish: kvarter
  • Thai: เขตที่มีคนอยู่อาศัย
  • Turkish: mahalle
  • Ukrainian: сусідство
  • Vietnamese: hàng xóm

Chinese translation of 'neighbourhood'

neighbourhood

or (US) neighborhood
(ˈneɪbəhud)

n (c)

  1. (= place) 地区(區) (dìqū) (个(個), )
  2. (= people) 邻(鄰)里 (línlǐ)
    in the neighbourhood of sth [place] 邻(鄰)近某处(處) (línjìn mǒuchù) [amount] 大约(約)某数(數)量 (dàyuē mǒu shùliàng)
(noun) 
Definition
a district where people live
It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.
Synonyms
district
I drove around the business district.
community
a township on the outskirts of the mining community
quarter
He wandered through the Chinese quarter.
region
a remote mountain region
surroundings
locality
Details of the drinking water quality in your locality can be obtained.
locale
An amusement park is the perfect locale for adventures.
(noun) 
Definition
the immediate environment
the loss of woodlands in the neighbourhood of large towns
Synonyms
vicinity
Police say the killer may still be in this vicinity.
confines
proximity
families living in close proximity to one another
precincts
environs
purlieus

related words

related adjective vicinal

Quotation

The Bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people [G. K. Chesterton]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of community
a township on the outskirts of the mining community
Synonyms
district,
area,
quarter,
region,
sector,
parish,
neighbourhood,
vicinity,
locality,
locality,
locale,
neck of the woods (informal)
in the sense of locale
Definition
the place where something happens or has happened
An amusement park is the perfect locale for adventures.
Synonyms
site,
place,
setting,
position,
spot,
scene,
location,
venue,
locality,
locus
in the sense of locality
Definition
a neighbourhood or area
Details of the drinking water quality in your locality can be obtained.
Synonyms
neighbourhood,
area,
region,
district,
vicinity,
neck of the woods (informal)

Synonyms of 'neighbourhood'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of proximity
Definition
nearness or closeness in a series
families living in close proximity to one another
Synonyms
nearness,
closeness,
vicinity,
neighbourhood,
juxtaposition,
contiguity,
propinquity,
adjacency
in the sense of quarter
Definition
a region or district of a town or city
He wandered through the Chinese quarter.
Synonyms
district,
region,
neighbourhood,
place,
point,
part,
side,
area,
position,
station,
spot,
territory,
zone,
location,
province,
colony,
locality
in the sense of region
Definition
an area considered as a unit for geographical or social reasons
a remote mountain region
Synonyms
area,
country,
place,
part,
land,
quarter,
division,
section,
sector,
district,
territory,
zone,
province,
patch,
turf (slang),
tract,
expanse,
locality
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