neighbour
(US neighbor), n
1
(a) person living next to or near another 鄰人; 鄰居
Turn your radio down, or you'll wake the neighbours. 把收音機的聲音調小些, 不然會把鄰居吵醒.
We're next-door neighbours, ie Our houses are side by side. 我們是隔壁鄰居.
They are close neighbours of ours, ie live not far from us. 他們是我們的近鄰.
(b) person, thing or country that is next to or near another 鄰近的人或物; 鄰國
We were neighbours (ie sat side by side) at dinner. 我們用餐時坐在一起.
When the big tree fell, it brought down two of its smaller neighbours, ie two smaller trees near it. 那棵大樹一倒把附近的兩棵小樹也弄倒了.
Britain's nearest neighbour is France. 英國最接近的鄰國是法國.
2 fellow human being 世人: Love your neighbour. 要愛世人.
be a good neighbour, ie treat others kindly 善待他人.neighbour (US neighbor) v [Ipr]
~ on sth be next or near to sth (與某物)相鄰; 鄰近(某物)
The garden neighbours on a golf-course. 那花園與高爾夫球場相鄰. neighbouring (US -boring) adj [attrib 作定語]
situated or living next or near to sb/sth 相鄰的; 鄰近的
the neighbouring country, town, village, etc 鄰國、 鄰近的城市、 鄰近的村莊
neighbouring families 鄰家.