neighbour

柯林斯詞典

AM neighbor

1. N-COUNT Your neighbour is someone who lives near you. 鄰居
My neighbour spies on me through a crack in the fence. 我的鄰居通過(guò)籬笆牆的縫隙窺探我。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to the person who is standing or sitting next to you as your neighbour. 鄰近的人
The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear. 那個(gè)女人戳了一下她旁邊的人，急切地對(duì)他耳語(yǔ)起來(lái)。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to something which stands next to something else of the same kind as its neighbour. 鄰近的同類物
...its big oil-rich neighbour. …它那幅員遼濶、石油資源豐富的鄰國(guó)。

My wife checks on our elderly neighbour every few days to make sure that he's alright .
The children were saved from the fire only because a neighbour pulled them clear .
It was a bitter civil war , that pitted neighbour against neighbour.
I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.
The government warned its neighbours not to interfere in its internal affairs .