neighborhood

/ˈneɪbəhʊd/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

街区；邻近地区；附近；大约

释义与例句

n. 街区；邻近地区
a district or area of a town, especially the area around where you live
  1. Our neighborhood has a small park, a library and a few cafes.
    我们这个街区有一个小公园、一座图书馆和几家咖啡馆。
  2. The new supermarket will be a great addition to the neighborhood.
    新开的超市将给这个街区带来很大便利。
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  1. She grew up in a quiet neighborhood on the edge of the city.
    她在城市边缘一个安静的街区长大。
n. 附近；大约
the area near a place, or an amount close to a stated number
  1. Is there a gas station in the neighborhood of the hotel?
    酒店附近有加油站吗？
  2. The cost of the project was in the neighborhood of two million dollars.
    这个项目的费用大约在两百万美元左右。
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  1. We are looking for a house in the neighborhood of the train station.
    我们想在火车站附近找一所房子。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 neighborhood 是“街区、附近”，是区域不是单个邻居；in the neighborhood of 可表示“大约”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • neighbor 邻居
    neighborhood 由 neighbor（邻居）加 -hood 构成，指邻居们所在的区域。
  • neighbourhood 街区（英式拼写）
    英式英语拼写，与 neighborhood 含义相同。
同义词
  • district 地区；行政区
    district 指有明确界限的行政或功能区域，如 business district；neighborhood 更口语化，指居住地周围的一片区域，强调社区感。误：说我家住的“片区”用 neighborhood，城市的“行政区”用 district。
    The business district is full of office buildings and shops. 商业区到处是办公楼和商店。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • neighbor 邻居
    neighbor 是单个的邻居，neighborhood 是邻居们所在的整片区域。误：I live in a friendly neighbor（错），应说 a friendly neighborhood。
    The neighbor next door always keeps his garden very tidy. 隔壁邻居总是把花园打理得很整洁。
常见搭配
  • in the neighborhood 在附近；在邻近地区
    There are several good restaurants in the neighborhood of the university. 大学附近有几家不错的餐馆。
  • quiet neighborhood 安静的街区
    They chose to live in a quiet neighborhood far from the busy city center. 他们选择住在远离繁忙市中心的一个安静街区。
  • in the neighborhood of 大约；在……左右
    The final price was in the neighborhood of fifty thousand yuan. 最终价格大约在五万元左右。