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neighbourhood noun (BrE) (NAmE neighborhood) ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEIGHBOURHOOD/NEIGHBORHOOD | NEIGHBOURHOOD/NEIGHBORHOOD + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfriendly, nice 友好的邻里；好街坊safe 安全的邻里quiet 安静的邻里vibrant 充满活力的邻里bad, dangerous, rough, tough 糟糕的／危险的／充满暴力的／凶恶的邻里◆I lived in a tough neighbourhood.我曾住在一个罪案丛生的社区。crime-ridden 犯罪猖獗的社区affluent, respectable, upscale (NAmE) , wealthy 富裕的／体面的／高档的／有钱人的社区depressed, disadvantaged, impoverished, low-income, poor, run-down 不景气的／贫困的／穷困的／低收入者的／贫穷的／破败的社区downtown (NAmE) , inner-city, suburban, urban 位于闹市区的／位于内城的／位于郊区的／位于城区的社区immediate, local, nearby, surrounding 近邻；当地邻里；附近的邻里◆They often got together with other parents in the local neighbourhood.他们经常与当地邻里的其他家长聚会。residential 居民区middle-class, working-class 中产阶级居住区；工薪阶层聚居区good, great 良好的／很棒的社区ethnic, minority 少数民族社区diverse 各种人混居的社区gay 同性恋街区◆a bar located in the middle of Chicago's gay neighbourhood一家位于芝加哥同性恋社区中央的酒吧Asian, black, Latino, white, etc. 亚洲人、黑人、拉丁美洲人、白人等社区real (especially NAmE) 真正的社区◆The place feels like a real neighbourhood.这个地方感觉像是真正的社区。entire, whole 整个／全部社区◆Before long the whole neighbourhood knew about it.不久，整个社区都知道了这件事。segregated （种族）隔离的社区historic 有历史意义的街区VERB + NEIGHBOURHOOD/NEIGHBORHOODbuild, create, establish 建立／创立／创建社区◆Our health depends on creating neighbourhoods that are conducive to walking.我们的健康有赖于建立起适宜散步的社区。move into 搬进社区◆A lot of new families have moved into the neighbourhood.这个街区搬进很多新住户。improve, revitalize, transform 改进／振兴／改造社区destroy 破坏社区◆the criminals who are destroying our neighbourhood破坏着我们小区的犯罪分子visit 参观社区◆Tourists rarely visit that neighbourhood.游客很少光顾该小区。explore 考察社区canvass (especially NAmE) 到社区游说patrol 在社区巡逻◆They hired a private police force to patrol the neighbourhood.他们雇佣了私人警察在小区巡逻。roam, wander 在社区游荡／闲逛◆stray dogs who roam the neighbourhood在小区里游荡的流浪狗populate 在社区居住◆a neighbourhood populated mainly by Mexican Americans主要由墨西哥裔美国人居住的社区NEIGHBOURHOOD/NEIGHBORHOOD + NOUNresident 社区居民boy, children, kid (informal) 小区的男孩／儿童／孩子bully 社区的恶霸leader 社区领袖community 社区居民association, council, group, organization 社区协会／委员会／团体／组织watch (= an arrangement by which people watch each other's houses to prevent crime) 邻里值巡police, policing 社区警察；社区治安维护cat, dog 社区的猫；社区的狗bar, pub (BrE) , restaurant, school, shop (especially BrE) , store (NAmE) , etc. 社区酒吧、社区酒馆、社区饭店、社区学校、社区商店等centre/center 社区中心park 社区公园street 社区街道party (especially NAmE) 社区聚会◆She volunteered to make a potato salad for the neighbourhood party.她自愿为社区聚会做土豆色拉。PREPOSITIONaround the neighbourhood, round the neighbourhood (especially BrE) 街区周围◆There were various parks around the neighbourhood.这个小区周围有各种公园。◆We used to ride bikes around the neighbourhood.我们过去常在小区周围骑自行车。in a/the neighbourhood 在住宅区里◆There was a large school in the neighbourhood.这个住宅区里有一个规模挺大的学校。outside a/the neighbourhood 街区外◆It was a car from outside the immediate neighbourhood.这辆车不是附近街区的。 |