neighbour
noun[C]
UK(USneighbor)uk/ˈneɪ.bər/us/ˈneɪ.bɚ/A2
someone wholivesverycloseto you:
邻居Some oftheneighbours havecomplainedabout thenoisefromourparty.有些邻居已经抱怨过我们的聚会太喧闹。
Have youmetPat, mynext-doorneighbour?你见过我隔壁的邻居帕特了吗?
B1
acountrythat is next to anothercountry:
邻邦,邻国TherelationshipbetweenScotlandanditssouthernneighbour(=England)has not always beenpeaceful.苏格兰和南方邻邦的关系并非一直很和睦。
- Mywifechecksonourelderlyneighbour every fewdaysto makesurethat he'salright.
- Thechildrenweresavedfrom thefireonly because a neighbourpulledthemclear.
- It was abittercivilwar, thatpittedneighbour against neighbour.
- I'veaskedmy neighbour towatertheplantswhile I'm away.
- Thegovernmentwarneditsneighbours not tointerfereinitsinternalaffairs.
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeedidiom
- acquaintance
- acquaintanceship
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- compatriot
- comrade
- crony
- crowd
- fair-weather friend
- fam
- flatmate
- intimate
- oppo
- pal
- peeps
- peer group
- pen pal
- with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom
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Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
neighbour
verb[T]
UKuk/ˈneɪ.bər/us/ˈneɪ.bɚ/(USneighbor)(of aplace) to be next to or near to anotherplace:
The Republic of Korea is neighboured byChinato thewest, Japan to theeast, andNorthKorea to thenorth.
Thehoteliscloseto St. Mark's Square but also neighbours the lessfrequentedoldquarterof Venice.
Next to and beside
- abreast
- adjacency
- adjacent
- adjoining
- against
- along
- atsomeone'selbowidiom
- beside
- bordering
- contiguity
- contiguous
- next
- next door
- next door but oneidiom
- non-contiguous
- on
- shoulder
- shoulder to shoulderidiom
- side
- to