neigh‧bour S2 W2 British English , neighbor American English / neɪbə $ -bər / 名词 [可数名词]

1 someone who lives next to you or near you :

One of the neighbors complained about the noise from the party.

FBI agents were interviewing all their friends and neighbors.

Our next-door neighbours (= the people who live in the house next to us ) say they’ll look after our cat for us while we’re away.

2 a country that is next to another one → bordering :

Israel and its Arab neighbours

3 someone or something that is next to another person or thing of the same type :

The teacher saw Phil passing a note to his neighbour.

The garden was divided from its neighbour by a high wall.