剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - neighbour collapse

neighbour
(ALSO US neighbor) [UK]/'neɪ.bər/ [US]/-bɚ/
noun [C]
E UK
* someone who lives very near to you
邻居

1. Some of the neighbours have complained about the noise from our party.
有些邻居已经抱怨过我们的聚会太喧闹。

2. Have you met Pat, my next-door neighbour?
你见过我隔壁的邻居派特吗？

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* A country's neighbour is one that is next to it
邻邦，邻国

1. The relationship between Scotland and its southern neighbour has not always been peaceful.
苏格兰和南方邻邦的关系并非一直很和睦。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - neighbour collapse

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in AM, use 美国英语用 neighbor
1.N-COUNT 可数名词邻居;邻人 Your neighbour is someone who lives near you.

【搭配模式】：oft poss N

  • I got chatting with my neighbour in the garden.

    我在花园里和邻居聊了一会。

2.N-COUNT 可数名词邻座;身边的人;邻近的人 You can refer to the person who is standing or sitting next to you as your neighbour .

【搭配模式】：oft poss N

  • The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear.

    那位女士捅了捅邻座，急切地在他耳边低语。

3.N-COUNT 可数名词邻近的同类物 You can refer to something which stands next to something else of the same kind as its neighbour .

【搭配模式】：usu poss N

  • Each house was packed close behind its neighbour.

    每幢房子都紧挨着前面的房子而立。

4.N-COUNT 可数名词邻国 A country's neighbour is a country that is next to it.

【搭配模式】：usu poss N

  • ...the United States' northern neighbour, Canada.

    美国北部的邻国，加拿大

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - neighbour collapse

☞ neighbour
neigh·bour (BrE) (NAmE neigh·bor) / 5neibE(r) / noun1. a person who lives next to you or near you
   邻居；邻人:
   We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours.
   我们得到了朋友和邻里的很多照顾。
   Our next-door neighbours are very noisy.
   我们隔壁的邻居非常吵。
2. a country that is next to or near another country
   邻国:
   Britain's nearest neighbour is France.
   英国最近的邻国是法国。
3. a person or thing that is standing or located next to another person or thing
   身边的人；靠近的东西；邻近的人(或物):
   Stand quietly, children, and try not to talk to your neighbour.
   孩子们,站好,保持安静,不要交头接耳。
   The tree fell slowly, its branches caught in those of its neighbours.
   这棵树慢慢地倒下,枝杈和旁边的树交错在一起了。
4. (literary) any other human
   他人；世人:
   We should all love our neighbours.
   我们都要爱邻人。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - neighbour collapse

neighbour (BrE) (AmE neighbor) noun

1. person living nearby

• ADJECTIVE friendly, good She's been a very good ~ to me. | nosy | noisy | elderly | close, immediate, near, next-door My nearest ~ lives a few miles away. | downstairs, upstairs She could hear her downstairs ~ moving around. | new

• VERB + NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR become The two men became ~s. | disturb, wake Shh! You'll wake the ~s. | help | meet I've just met our new ~s. | visit | invite He's having a barbecue and he's inviting all the ~s.

• NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR + VERB complain The ~s complained about his loud music. | move in Our new ~s moved in today.

• NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR + NOUN boy, girl, kid (informal), lady (all AmE) I borrowed the ~ kid's bike to get around.

• PHRASES friends and ~s

2. country that is next to another country

• ADJECTIVE northern, southern, etc. England's northern ~ now has its own parliament. | hostile The country is vulnerable to attack from hostile ~s. | powerful, wealthy

• VERB + NEIGHBOUR/NEIGHBOR attack, invade | threaten

3. person sitting or standing next to another person

• ADJECTIVE nearest She leaned over to her nearest ~ and whispered something.

词源记忆 - neighbour collapse

neighbour

neighbour：邻居，邻人

neighbour系由古英语neahgebur演变而来，第一成分neah相当于现代英语nigh／near（接近的），第二成分gebur则相当于dweller（居住者）或peasant（农民），所以neighbour的字面义即为one who lives near或a peasant who lives near。可见neighbour的词义从古至今几乎无甚变化母