next-door
/ˌnekst ˈdɔːr/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnekst ˈdɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌnekst ˈdɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈneks(t)-ˈdȯr/ (ame, mw)
next-door — 副詞
1. inside or towards the building or room that is immediately beside the place wher
在隔壁
在相鄰的房屋或房間
inside or towards the building or room that is immediately beside the place where you are
Mauricio lives next door to the corner shop on Green Street.
Mauricio 住在格林街轉角商店的隔壁。
next door to + [place/building]
Astrid could hear a baby crying from next door through the thin wall.
Astrid 隔著薄牆聽到隔壁傳來的嬰兒哭聲。
The children ran next door to play with Vikram's new puppy.
孩子們跑到隔壁去玩 Vikram 的新小狗。
Kemi went next door to borrow some eggs for the birthday cake.
Kemi 到隔壁去借一些雞蛋來做生日蛋糕。
The new family moved in next door during the winter holidays.
那戶新人家在寒假時搬到了隔壁。
- far away
opposite in distance
用法筆記
Often appears with the preposition 'to' to name the adjacent building or location. The fixed phrase 'next door to' can also describe adjacent rooms or spaces inside the same building, not just separate buildings — for example, 'The bathroom is next door to the bedroom.'
常見錯誤
2. in a position right beside something else, with nothing in between
緊鄰
位置非常靠近且中間無間隔
in a position right beside something else, with nothing in between
The small bakery is next door to the post office on Main Street.
那間小麵包店就緊鄰著緬因街上的郵局。
next door to + [building/place] for physical adjacency
A beautiful park sits next door to the school playground.
一座美麗的公園緊鄰著學校操場。
Their apartment building is next door to the busy train station.
他們的公寓大樓緊鄰著繁忙的火車站。
The two flower shops stood next door to each other on the high street.
那兩間花店在大街上彼此緊鄰。
- right beside
more emphatic and conversational
- adjacent to
more formal; common in written descriptions
用法筆記
This sense emphasises the closeness of two things rather than a person going or living somewhere. Often used with 'to'.
next-door — 名詞
1. the person or family who lives in the house, room, or apartment that is directly
鄰居
住在隔壁的人或家庭
the person or family who lives in the house, room, or apartment that is directly beside yours
The next door kindly fed our cat while we were away.
隔壁的鄰居在我們出門時好心幫我們餵貓。
the next door as subject (the neighbour)
Our next door has a beautiful garden full of pink roses.
我們家隔壁鄰居的花園裡種滿了粉紅玫瑰，非常漂亮。
I brought the next door a plate of fresh cookies to welcome them.
我端了一盤新鮮餅乾給隔壁鄰居，當作歡迎。
The next door called the police when they heard glass breaking.
隔壁鄰居聽到玻璃碎裂聲後報了警。
Our next door offered to water the plants during the summer trip.
我們隔壁鄰居主動提出在暑假時幫忙澆花。
- neighbour
the more common word; 'the next door' is informal and British
文法句型
the next door
用法筆記
Always used with the definite article 'the'. Refers to a singular person or a household as a unit.
常見錯誤
next-door — 形容詞
1. located in or belonging to the building, room, or house that is directly beside
隔壁的
位於相鄰處的房屋或房間
located in or belonging to the building, room, or house that is directly beside yours, usually written with a hyphen
The next-door neighbour helped Dewi carry her heavy bags upstairs.
隔壁鄰居幫 Dewi 把沉重的行李提上樓。
next-door + neighbour (common collocation)
Their next-door apartment stood empty for almost six months.
他們隔壁的公寓空了將近六個月。
A loud party in the next-door room kept everyone awake all night.
隔壁房間一場熱鬧的派對讓所有人整晚睡不著。
We invited the next-door family over for a barbecue on Saturday.
我們邀請隔壁那家人星期六來家裡烤肉。
The next-door house has a big oak tree in the front garden.
隔壁的房子前院有一棵大橡樹。
- neighbouring
slightly more formal and can refer to any nearby building, not just the one directly beside
- adjacent
more formal; used in technical or written descriptions
文法句型
next-door + noun
用法筆記
The hyphen is used when 'next-door' comes before a noun as a compound adjective. Without the noun, use the adverb form 'next door'.