Word · Frequency #1424
neighbor
邻居
a person who lives or is located near another
- 1.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
住在(或位于)附近的人
- 2.
a nearby object of the same kind
同类的附近物体
同类邻近物；住在(或位于)附近的人；同类的附近物体
In use
Our next-door neighbor invited us to her garden party.
I asked my neighbors to keep an eye on the cat while I was away.
That old oak tree and its neighbor both survived the storm.
Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas
what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?
sb's neighbor
neighbor 是可数名词，表示“邻居”，可用名词所有格或形容词性物主代词修饰。
My neighbor helped me carry the boxes.
我的邻居帮我搬了箱子。
a neighbor of + possessive pronoun
“a neighbor of mine”强调“我的一个邻居”，比“my neighbor”更突出“其中一个”的含义。
Connections
Collocations
- next-door neighbor
- 隔壁邻居
- I borrowed a cup of sugar from my next-door neighbor.我向隔壁邻居借了一杯糖。
- good neighbor
- 好邻居；睦邻
- A good neighbor always returns things they borrow.好邻居借东西总是会归还。
- close neighbor
- 近邻
- Their close neighbors are from the same hometown.他们的近邻来自同一个家乡。
- neighbor's house
- 邻居的房子
- The dog barked all night at the neighbor's house.那条狗对着邻居的房子叫了一整夜。
- neighbor relations
- 邻里关系；睦邻关系
- They organized a barbecue to improve neighbor relations.他们组织了一次烧烤来改善邻里关系。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
邻居家的马叫“neigh”（/neɪ/），提醒你邻居就住附近。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、一般书面语 该词通常为中性表达，多用于日常生活和一般书面语中，既可指邻居，也可指同类邻近物。
Grammar Note
可数名词，指邻居或邻近的同类物体
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: labor, saber — same stressed vowel and following /bɚ/. The -eigh words (neigh, weigh, eight) share the /eɪ/ vowel with neighbor’s first syllable but not its final /bɚ/; height looks similar but is pronounced /haɪt/.
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