neighbor
/ˈnā-bər/ (ame, mw)
neighbor — 名詞
1. The way people in the United States write the word that in British English is sp
美式拼寫
英式拼寫為 neighbour
The way people in the United States write the word that in British English is spelled neighbour. The two spellings share the same meaning.
My American friend wrote 'neighbor' without the letter u.
我美國的朋友寫 neighbor，沒有加 u 這個字母。
American spelling vs British neighbour
The sixth-grade English textbook in Hassan's school uses the American spelling 'neighbor' throughout.
Hassan 學校的六年級英文課本整本都使用美式拼寫 neighbor。
Brits write 'neighbour' with a u, but Americans prefer the shorter 'neighbor.'
英國人寫 neighbour 會加 u，但美國人偏好寫較短的 neighbor。
When writing a formal report for a US audience, use the shorter spelling 'neighbor.'
為美國讀者寫正式報告時，請使用較短的美式拼寫 neighbor。
文法句型
someone's neighbor
用法筆記
The British spelling 'neighbour' (with a 'u' before the 'r') is standard in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. The American spelling 'neighbor' is used in the United States and increasingly in international digital contexts.
2. Someone whose home is next to or very close to your home — for instance, the per
鄰居
住在隔壁或附近的人
Someone whose home is next to or very close to your home — for instance, the person in the apartment across the hall or the family two houses down the street.
Henrik borrowed a ladder from his neighbor across the street.
Henrik 跟對面的鄰居借了一把梯子。
borrowed + from + neighbor
Adina and her neighbor Nellie water each other's plants during holidays.
Adina 和她的鄰居 Nellie 在放假期間輪流幫彼此澆花。
reciprocal: each other's
The family that moved in next door have been wonderful neighbors.
搬到隔壁的那一家人一直是很好的鄰居。
When Diego went on a trip, his neighbor fed the cat every morning.
Diego 出門旅行時，他的鄰居每天早上幫他餵貓。
Sana invited all the neighbors on her street to a summer barbecue.
Sana 邀請了整條街的鄰居來參加夏日烤肉派對。
- next-door neighbor
specifically the person in the house or apartment immediately beside yours
- resident
broader — someone who lives in an area but not necessarily nearby; more formal
- stranger
someone you do not know, in contrast with a neighbor you have met
文法句型
someone's neighbor
the neighbor + relative clause
用法筆記
This is the most common meaning of neighbor. The word is typically used with a possessive (my/our/his/her neighbor) or an article + adjective (a friendly neighbor).
常見錯誤
3. A country that shares a border with another country, or is located very close to
鄰國
與本國接壤的國家
A country that shares a border with another country, or is located very close to it across a short stretch of water.
Canada is the northern neighbor of the United States.
加拿大是美國的北方鄰國。
article + adjective + neighbor + of [country]
Iceland's closest neighbor across the Denmark Strait lies over three hundred kilometers away.
冰島在丹麥海峽對面最近的鄰國在三百多公里之外。
Tariq's country and its eastern neighbor signed a new trade agreement.
Tariq 的國家和東邊的鄰國簽署了一項新的貿易協定。
Bhutan depends on its larger neighbor India for trade routes and fuel imports.
不丹在貿易路線和燃料進口方面依賴其較大的鄰國印度。
- neighboring country
the more common adjectival phrase; 'neighbor' alone is shorter and less formal
- border country
less common; refers specifically to countries sharing a land border
文法句型
a country's neighbor
a neighbor of + country name
用法筆記
When used for countries, neighbor is often preceded by a direction word such as northern, southern, eastern, or western (Canada is the northern neighbor of the US).
neighbor — 形容詞
- neighborpositive
- more neighborcomparative
- most neighborsuperlative
1. Located right next to something else, especially a place, area, or building that
鄰近的
位置緊鄰的
Located right next to something else, especially a place, area, or building that touches or is very close to another.
A neighbor restaurant shares a kitchen wall with the Grand View Hotel on Elm Street.
一家鄰近的餐廳與 Elm Street 上的 Grand View Hotel 共用同一面廚房牆壁。
neighbor + noun: attributive position
Élise found a cheaper supermarket in a neighbor town, saving thirty percent on groceries.
Élise 在鄰近的小鎮找到了一家更便宜的超市，買菜省下三成開銷。
The neighbor apartment building cast a long shadow over the garden in the afternoon.
隔壁的公寓大樓在下午時在花園上投下了一道長長的影子。
The two neighbor states share the Colorado River, which provides water for millions of homes.
這兩個相鄰的州共享 Colorado River，為數百萬家庭提供用水。
文法句型
neighbor + noun
用法筆記
The adjective form is much less common than the noun. In everyday speech, 'neighboring' (with -ing) is far more common: 'neighboring town', 'neighboring country'. The bare adjective 'neighbor' is mainly found in formal or journalistic writing.
常見錯誤
⚠️ 'Neighbor' as an adjective (neighbor town, neighbor states) is less common than 'neighboring' in everyday speech. The form without -ing appears mainly in formal or journalistic writing.
neighbor — 動詞
- neighborpresent simple I / you / we / they
- neighbors3rd person singular
- neighboring-ing form
- neighboredpast simple
1. To be situated directly beside something in physical space — for example, a piec
鄰接
位於……的旁邊
To be situated directly beside something in physical space — for example, a piece of land, a building, a road, or a country that shares a boundary with another.
Christopher's farm neighbors a large forest on the western side.
Christopher 的農場西邊鄰接一片大森林。
neighbor + direct object: a farm neighbors a forest
Their vacation home neighbors a peaceful lake in the mountains.
他們的度假屋在山區鄰接一座寧靜的湖泊。
The old railway line neighbors the main road for about two miles.
這條舊鐵路大約有兩英里的路段鄰接主要公路。
Haruto's rice field neighbors the main road leading into town.
Haruto 的稻田鄰接通往鎮上的主要道路。
- border
stronger — implies touching along an edge or boundary; more common than 'neighbor' as a verb
- adjoin
very formal; used mainly in technical or legal descriptions of property
- be next to
the everyday spoken equivalent
文法句型
neighbor + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is formal and more common in written descriptions of land, property boundaries, and geography than in everyday conversation. For everyday speech, 'is next to' or 'borders' are more natural alternatives.
2. To live near another person or household as a resident of the same street, build
為鄰
住在某人身旁或某處附近
To live near another person or household as a resident of the same street, building, or neighborhood — for example, having your home next to or a few doors down from someone else's.
The Watanabe family neighbors the Yamada family on the same street.
渡邊家和山田家在同一條街上比鄰而居。
neighbor + someone: transitive use for proximity
Linh neighbors her cousin in a duplex with a shared backyard.
Linh 和表親住在同一間有共用後院的雙拼房屋裡，彼此為鄰。
neighbor + someone: people in residential proximity
The two families on Cherry Lane have neighbored each other for three generations now.
Cherry Lane 上的這兩個家庭至今已經做了三代的鄰居。
Mathieu neighbors his older sister in a building with twelve apartments.
Mathieu 和姐姐住在一棟有十二戶的公寓大樓裡，彼此為鄰。
- live near
the common everyday phrase; 'neighbor' as a verb for living nearby is very formal
- be close to
natural spoken alternative
文法句型
neighbor + near + place
neighbor + someone
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1 (BE NEXT TO), which describes physical contact or adjacency between land features and buildings, this sense refers specifically to people or households living in proximity to one another. It is rarely used in everyday speech — 'lives near' or 'is close to' are more natural alternatives.
3. To interact with the people who live near you in a friendly and helpful manner,
敦親睦鄰
以友善方式與鄰居往來
To interact with the people who live near you in a friendly and helpful manner, for example by sharing food, helping with tasks, or socializing together.
The residents on Hassan's street neighbor with one another at the street fair, sharing homemade dishes.
Hassan 那條街上的居民在街道園遊會時彼此敦親睦鄰，拿出自家做的菜互相分享。
neighbor with + someone: intransitive pattern
Hoa neighbors with everyone on the block, bringing soup to the Garcia family when sick.
Hoa 和街區裡每戶人家都敦親睦鄰，Garcia 一家生病時她還送了湯過去。
In small towns like the one Diego grew up in, people neighbor with each other by helping with home repairs.
在像 Diego 長大的那種小鎮上，大家都會敦親睦鄰，互相幫忙修理房屋。
Nellie grew up in a coastal village in Maine where everyone neighbored by sharing fresh catches.
Nellie 在緬因州一個海邊小村莊長大，那裡家家戶戶都敦親睦鄰，會互相分享當天捕到的魚。
- be neighborly
the common adjective-based phrase; 'neighborly' means friendly like a good neighbor
- socialize
broader — does not specifically imply neighbor relationships
文法句型
neighbor with + someone
用法筆記
This is the rarest sense of neighbor as a verb and sounds old-fashioned. It is almost never used in everyday conversation. The noun phrase 'be a good neighbor to someone' is the more common way to express this idea.