neighborhood
/ˈneɪ.bə.hʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈneɪ.bɚ.hʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnā-bər-ˌhu̇d/ (ame, mw)
neighborhood — noun
- neighborhoodsingular
- neighborhoodsplural
1. the streets, houses, and other buildings that form a residential part of a town,
the streets, houses, and other buildings that form a residential part of a town, and the people who reside in them
The old fire station in our neighborhood was turned into a community library.
collocation: in our neighborhood
Mira's family moved to a quiet neighborhood near the park last summer.
collocation: quiet neighborhood
When a new family moves into the neighborhood, Brooke's father stops by to say hello.
The whole neighborhood joined together to clean up the playground after the storm.
Jin walks his dog around the neighborhood every evening before dinner.
用法筆記
In US English, the spelling is 'neighborhood'; in British English the same word is spelled 'neighbourhood'. This sense can refer either to the physical area of streets and buildings or to the group of people living there.
常見錯誤
2. the area close to or surrounding a particular place, without specifying exact bo
the area close to or surrounding a particular place, without specifying exact boundaries
There are no hospitals in the neighborhood of the mountain village.
in the neighborhood of — nearby area
Imani found a lovely café in the neighborhood of the train station.
The police searched the neighborhood of the bank after receiving the alarm.
Rare orchids grow in the neighborhood of the lake.
- vicinity
more formal, interchangeable
- surroundings
emphasizes the landscape or setting around a place
- area
less specific, can refer to a larger region
用法筆記
This sense uses the fixed pattern 'in the neighborhood of [place]'. It is more formal than 'near' or 'around' and is common in written descriptions of location.
常見錯誤
3. used before a number or amount to show that the actual figure is close to but no
used before a number or amount to show that the actual figure is close to but not exactly that number — for example, saying a price was in the neighborhood of two hundred dollars
The wedding reception cost in the neighborhood of fifteen thousand dollars.
Hao thought around two hundred guests attended the ceremony, or somewhere in that neighborhood.
in the neighborhood of — approximate number
The contractor said the kitchen renovation would run in the neighborhood of thirty thousand.
Rodrigo's new apartment is in the neighborhood of nine hundred square feet.
- approximately
adverb; more common in everyday speech
- roughly
adverb; slightly more informal
- around
preposition; common in spoken English
文法句型
in the neighborhood of + [number/amount]
用法筆記
Only used in the fixed phrase 'in the neighborhood of' before a number or amount. Does NOT describe a physical location — unlike sense 1 and sense 2. Common in financial and statistical contexts.