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a person who lives next to you or near you 邻居;邻人 We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours. 我们得到了朋友和邻里的很多照顾。 Our next-door neighbours are very noisy. 我们隔壁的邻居非常吵。 - neighbour to somebody
She's been a very good neighbour to me. 她是我的好邻居。
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsa1I've just met our new neighbours. 我刚遇到新搬来的邻居。 He's having a barbecue and he's inviting all the neighbours. 他要搞户外烧烤,会邀请左邻右舍都来。 Residents rushed to help their elderly neighbours. 居民们争先恐后地去帮助他们年迈的邻居。 Her music was annoying the neighbours. 她的音乐惹恼了邻居。 They are near neighbours of ours. 他们是我们的近邻。 My nearest neighbour lives a few miles away. 离我最近的邻居有几英里远。 Our new neighbours moved in today. 我们的新邻居是今天搬来的。 She could hear her downstairs neighbour moving around. 她能听见楼下的邻居在走动。 Shh! You'll wake the neighbours. 小点儿声!别吵醒邻居。 The neighbours complained about his loud music. 邻居们抱怨他放音乐的声音太大。 The two men became neighbours. 这两个男人成了邻居。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- friendly
- good
- nosy
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- become
- disturb
- wake
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- complain
- move in
- boy
- girl
- kid
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- friends and neighbours
a country that is next to or near another country 邻国 What is Britain's nearest neighbour? 英国最近的邻国是哪个国家? Consider Canada, our neighbor to the north. 以我们北方的邻居加拿大为例。
Extra ExamplesThe country is vulnerable to attack from hostile neighbours. 这个国家很容易受到有敌意的邻邦的攻击。 The programme is the envy of many of our European neighbours. 这项计划令我们许多欧洲邻国羡慕不已。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- northern
- southern
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- attack
- invade
- threaten
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a person or thing that is standing or located next to another person or thing 身边的人;靠近的东西;邻近的人(或物) Stand quietly, children, and try not to talk to your neighbour. 孩子们,站好,保持安静,不要交头接耳。 The tree fell slowly, its branches caught in those of its neighbours. 这棵树慢慢地倒下,枝杈和旁边的树交错在一起了。 She leaned over to her nearest neighbour and whispered something. 她倾身向离她最近的人轻声说了些什么。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nearest
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any other human 他人;世人
Word OriginOld English nēahgebūr, from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’ (compare with boor).