neighbourhood

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neigh·bour·hood British EnglishBrE, neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ S3 W3 noun [countableC]

1 AREAan area of a town or city 社区，住宅小区；四邻，街坊

She grew up in a quiet neighborhood of Boston.

她是在波士顿一个清静的街区里长大的。

The hotel is situated in a peaceful residential neighbourhood (=area where there are houses rather than factories or shops).

这家宾馆坐落在一个宁静的住宅区里。

n a neighbourhood school

► see thesaurus at area

In everyday British English, instead of saying in my neighbourhood, people often say where I live: 在日常英语中，人们经常说where I live，而不说in my neighourhood

There aren’t many bookshops where I live.

我住的地方书店不多。

2 the neighbourhood AREAthe area around you or around a particular place, or the people who live there 附近地区(的居民)

Be quiet! You’ll wake up the whole neighbourhood!

安静点！你会把邻居全都吵醒的！

in the neighbourhood

Is there a good Chinese restaurant in the neighbourhood?

这附近有没有好的中餐馆？

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the whole neighbourhood• So Robert was whipped, . in he cried so loud with the pain that the whole neighbourhood could hear him.• Our nightly promenade up and down the road has put us on speaking terms with the whole neighbourhood.

3 (something) in the neighbourhood of £500/30% etc APPROXIMATELYa little more or a little less than a particular number or amount 大约500英镑/30%等 SYN approximately

The painting is worth something in the neighborhood of $3,000.

这幅画大约值3,000美元。

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neighbourhood• And yet the loss of these buildings can really damage the character of a neighbourhood.• Where a family no longer exists, neighbourhood organisations can provide a web of family-like relationships.• One of the tasks of the project is to develop informal care networks, community, local neighbourhood networks for these people.• In their study, they interviewed women in one neighbourhood in depth about the violent experiences they had suffered.• Leonard spent hours walking and cycling around the neighbourhood looking for it.• We also have to traipse round the neighbourhood on All Hallows Eve, calling on neighbours, who give our children sweets.• This neighbourhood approach was echoed by the Fineview Citizens Council.• The Cranstons live in a very wealthy neighbourhood.

neigh·bour·hood noun →REGISTER1

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