Word · Frequency #1424
neighboring
与…为邻；邻近；毗邻
neighboring is the present participle of neighbor.
to live or be located next to or near someone or something
- 1.
live or be located as a neighbor
作为邻居居住或位于
作为邻居居住或位于；邻接；毗邻而居；友好
In use
Our garden neighbors the elementary school, so we can hear children playing at recess.
The small village neighbors a large mountain range that is popular with hikers.
Her office neighbors the conference room, which makes it easy to set up meetings.
the neighboring house
neighbor + (noun phrase)
及物动词，直接接邻接的对象。
Canada neighbors the United States.
加拿大与美国接壤。
be neighbored by + (noun phrase)
被动语态，表示'被...环绕（邻接）'。
The park is neighbored by a busy street.
公园毗邻一条繁忙的街道。
Verb forms
base neighbor · third person neighbors · -ing neighboring · past neighbored · past participle neighbored
规则动词，过去式加-ed。
Common mistakes
My house neighbors with the park.My house neighbors the park.
在英语中，动词“neighbor”是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词“with”。中文的“与...毗邻”导致学习者误加介词。
The two buildings neighbor.The two buildings neighbor each other.
动词“neighbor”在描述两个事物相互邻接时，通常需要宾语或相互代词“each other”，不能单独用作不及物动词。学习者常忽略宾语，造成句子不完整。
Connections
Collocations
- neighboring countries
- 邻国；相邻的国家
- Canada and the United States are neighboring countries.加拿大和美国是邻国。
- be neighbored by
- 与…为邻；紧邻
- The town is neighbored by a large forest.这座小镇紧邻一片大森林。
- neighbor on
- 紧邻；与…接壤
- The farm neighbors on a river.这座农场紧邻一条河。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把名词 neighbor（邻居）当动词用，意思是“与…为邻/毗邻”：想象你家的篱笆紧挨着邻居家的篱笆。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：地理描述、房产介绍、正式写作 动词 neighbor 多用于正式或书面语境，表示“与…相邻”或“位于…附近”，口语中更常说 be next to 或 be adjacent to；主语常为地点或建筑。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时意为'邻接'，作不及物动词时意为'毗邻而居，友好'
Pronunciation & Spelling
labor, saber, and tabor rhyme with neighbor, sharing the /eɪbɚ/ ending. Harbor and arbor look similar in spelling but have a different vowel sound (/ɑː/), so they do not rhyme with neighbor.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.