neighbourhood
noun [ C ] UK (US neighborhood) uk/ˈneɪ.bə.hʊd/ us/ˈneɪ.bɚ.hʊd/
B1 邻近地区；住宅区，街区；街坊，四邻
the area of a town that surrounds someone's home, or the people who live in this area
There were lots of kids in my neighbourhood when I was growing up. 我是在有很多孩子的街区里长大的。
They live in a wealthy/poor/friendly neighbourhood. 他们生活在富裕／贫穷／和睦的街区。
I wouldn't like to live in the neighbourhood of (= in the area around) an airport. 我不会喜欢住在机场附近。
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- 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.
Idiom
in the neighbourhood of somethingidiom 大约…
approximately
We're hoping to get somewhere in the neighbourhood of £150,000 for our house. 我们希望我们的房子能卖到15万英镑左右。