neighbourhood

1. N-COUNT A neighbourhood is one of the parts of a town where people live. 居住區(qū)

There is no neighbourhood which is really safe. 沒(méi)有一個(gè)真正安全的居住區(qū)。

2. N-COUNT The neighbourhood of a place or person is the area or the people around them. 附近

...a suburban Boston neighbourhood close to where I live. …離我住處較近的波士頓城郊。

3. PHRASE In the neighbourhood of a number means approximately that number. 大約為

The album's now sold something in the neighbourhood of 2 million copies. 該唱片目前已賣出了大約兩百萬(wàn)張。

4. PHRASE A place that is in the neighbourhood of another place is near it. 在…附近

We went to visit two charming young ladies who lived in the neighbourhood of our camp. 我們?nèi)グ菰L了住在我們營(yíng)地附近的兩位年輕迷人的女士。