| 单词 | neighbor |
| 释义 | neighbor (once / 77 pages) nv A neighbor is a nearby person or thing. Be kind to your neighbor, for you never know when you will need to borrow sugar, a shovel, or the spare key to your house. The noun neighbor, spelled neahgebur in Old English, translates to “near” “dweller” when broken down into its individual parts. It makes sense, then, that neighbor refers to a nearby person, place, or thing. “It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose yours,” quipped Harry S. Truman, the 33rd American president. WORD FAMILYneighbor: neighbored, neighborhood, neighboring, neighborly, neighbors+/neighborhood: neighborhoods/neighborly: neighborliness, unneighborly/unneighborly: unneighborliness USAGE EXAMPLESUntil last year, they were viewed as neighbors. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Fleeing the prospect of a tough race, Forbes ran in the neighboring Republican district, anchored by Virginia Beach. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Would any nation in its right mind support the positions of a neighboring entity calling for the nation’s destruction? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a person who lives (or is located) near another Syn|Hyper neighbour individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 2n a nearby object of the same kind Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas what is the closest neighbor to the Earth? Syn|Hyper neighbour object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow 3v be located near or adjacent to Pakistan neighbors India Syn|Hyper neighbour abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march lie adjacent to another or share a boundary 4v live or be located as a neighbor the neighboring house Syn|Hyper neighbour dwell, inhabit, live, populate inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of |
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