n.邻近;邻里关系
Our neighbourhood police are very friendly. 我们邻近的警察非常友善。
The whole neighbourhood was reduced to ashes. 整个邻近一带被化为灰烬。
neighbourhood是可数集合名词,意思是“邻近地区,近邻,四邻,街坊”等。当以其单数形式作主语时,如强调一个整体,谓语动词用单数形式,如强调其成员,谓语动词用复数形式。
neighbourhood是英式拼法,美式拼法为neighborhood。