neighborhood
英['neɪbə,hʊd]美['nebɚ,hʊd]
- n. 附近；街坊；接近
词态变化
复数: neighborhoods;
中文词源
neighborhood 街区
neighbor,邻居，-hood,名词后缀。引申词义街区。
英文词源
- neighborhood (n.)
- mid-15c., "neighborly conduct, friendliness," from neighbor (n.) + -hood. Modern sense of "community of people who live close together" is first recorded 1620s. Phrase in the neighborhood of meaning "near, somewhere about" is first recorded 1857, American English. The Old English word for "neighborhood" was neahdæl.
双语例句
- 1. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems.
- 这是个为各种内城常见问题所困扰的社区。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood.
- 她的孩子们的生日聚会在街坊四邻里是最好、最讲究的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The neighborhood is given over to performers, stilt walkers and drag queens.
- 社区变成了玩杂耍的、踩高跷的和扮装皇后的天地。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is street smart and is not afraid of this neighborhood.
- 他有都市人的精明劲儿，不怕在这附近混。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. In Los Angeles, the neighborhood known as Watts erupted into riots.
- 在洛杉矶，一个叫做沃茨的街区爆发了动乱。
来自柯林斯例句