| 单词 | next door |
| 释义 | next door (once / 1292 pages) adv The house or apartment that is the closest to yours is next door. If your best friend lives next door, you can open your windows and call to each other, instead of using the telephone. Unless you live in a rural area where houses are miles apart from each other, you have a next door neighbor or two — people who live in the adjacent house or apartment. In a row house, town house, or apartment, the person next door even shares a wall with you. This term dates from the fifteenth century, from the sense of "nearest house" or "nearest door." WORD FAMILYnext door USAGE EXAMPLESEnthusiasts of garage architecture will also appreciate the perforated walls, like coral, or a cheese grater, of the six-story car park next door. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) The Gucci store located next door to Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) The terrace next door was a night club. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) adv at or in or to the adjacent residence the criminal had been living next door all this time Syn in the adjacent apartment, in the adjacent house |
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