neighbourhood

柯林斯词典

AM neighborhood

1. N-COUNT A neighbourhood is one of the parts of a town where people live. 居住区
There is no neighbourhood which is really safe. 没有一个真正安全的居住区。
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. …离我住处较近的波士顿城郊。
3. PHRASE In the neighbourhood of a number means approximately that number. 大约为
The album's now sold something in the neighbourhood of 2 million copies. 该唱片目前已卖出了大约两百万张。
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. 我们去拜访了住在我们营地附近的两位年轻迷人的女士。

We live in a middle class neighbourhood.
The police have taken fingerprints from every man in the neighbourhood.
The neighbourhood is populated mainly by whites .
There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood.
Plans to build a new nightclub in the neighbourhood have enraged local residents .