neighbour

英 ['neɪbə] 美

复数: neighbours;

neighbour: neighbour: [OE] Etymologically, your neighbour is simply someone who ‘lives near’ you. It is a compound formed in the Old English period from nēah (ancestor of modern English nigh) and gebūr ‘dweller’ (a descendant of the prolific Germanic base *bū- ‘dwell’, which also produced English be, booth, bower, build, etc). Parallel formations in other Germanic languages include German nachbar and Swedish and Danish nabo. The derivative neighbourhood dates from the 15th century, but was not used in its main modern sense ‘district’ until the late 17th century.
=> be, booth, bower, build, burly, byre, husband, near
neighbour: chiefly British English spelling of neighbor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or.

1. The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence.: 条约规定他们必须尊重其邻国的独立。

2. Surprise a new neighbour with one of your favourite home-made dishes.: 做一道拿手的家常小菜，给你的新邻居一个惊喜。

4. The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear.: 那位女士捅了捅邻座，急切地在他耳边低语。

5. The case has set neighbour against neighbour in the village.: 这件事使得村里邻里间反目成仇。