(BrE) (NAmEneighborhood) ADJECTIVE | VERB + NEIGHBOURHOOD/NEIGHBORHOOD | NEIGHBOURHOOD/NEIGHBORHOOD + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤friendly, nice友好的鄰里;好街坊➤safe安全的鄰里➤quiet安靜的鄰里➤vibrant充滿活力的鄰里➤bad, dangerous, rough, tough糟糕的/危險的/充滿暴力的/兇惡的鄰里◇I lived in a tough neighbourhood.我曾住在一個罪案叢生的社區。➤crime-ridden犯罪猖獗的社區➤affluent, respectable, upscale, wealthy富裕的/體面的/高檔的/有錢人的社區➤depressed, disadvantaged, impoverished, low-income, poor, run-down不景氣的/貧困的/窮困的/低收入者的/貧窮的/破敗的社區➤downtown, inner-city, suburban, urban位於鬧市區的/位於內城的/位於郊區的/位於城區的社區➤immediate, local, nearby, surrounding近鄰;當地鄰里;附近的鄰里◇They often got together with other parents in the local neighbourhood.他們經常與當地鄰里的其他家長聚會。➤residential居民區➤middle-class, working-class中產階級居住區;工薪階層聚居區➤good, great良好的/很棒的社區➤ethnic, minority少數民族社區➤diverse各種人混居的社區➤gay同性戀街區◇a bar located in the middle of Chicago's gay neighbourhood一家位於芝加哥同性戀社區中央的酒吧➤Asian, black, Latino, white, etc.亞洲人、黑人、拉丁美洲人、白人等社區➤real (especially NAmE) 真正的社區◇The place feels like a real neighbourhood.這個地方感覺像是真正的社區。➤entire, whole整個/全部社區◇Before long the whole neighbourhood knew about it.不久,整個社區都知道了這件事。➤segregated(種族)隔離的社區➤historic有歷史意義的街區VERB + NEIGHBOURHOOD/NEIGHBORHOOD➤build, create, establish建立/創立/創建社區◇Our health depends on creating neighbourhoods that are conducive to walking.我們的健康有賴於建立起適宜散步的社區。➤move into搬進社區◇A lot of new families have moved into the neighbourhood.這個街區搬進很多新住戶。➤improve, revitalize, transform改進/振興/改造社區➤destroy破壞社區◇the criminals who are destroying our neighbourhood破壞着我們小區的犯罪分子➤visit參觀社區◇Tourists rarely visit that neighbourhood.遊客很少光顧該小區。➤explore考察社區➤canvass (especially NAmE) 到社區游說➤patrol在社區巡邏◇They hired a private police force to patrol the neighbourhood.他們雇傭了私人警察在小區巡邏。➤roam, wander在社區遊蕩/閒逛◇stray dogs who roam the neighbourhood在小區裏遊蕩的流浪狗➤populate在社區居住◇a neighbourhood populated mainly by Mexican Americans主要由墨西哥裔美國人居住的社區NEIGHBOURHOOD/NEIGHBORHOOD + NOUN➤resident社區居民➤boy, children, kid (informal) 小區的男孩/兒童/孩子➤bully社區的惡霸➤leader社區領袖➤community社區居民➤association, council, group, organization社區協會/委員會/團體/組織➤watch (= an arrangement by which people watch each other's houses to prevent crime)鄰里值巡▸➤police, policing社區警察;社區治安維護➤cat, dog社區的貓;社區的狗➤bar, pub, restaurant, school, shop, store (NAmE) , etc.社區酒吧、社區酒館、社區飯店、社區學校、社區商店等➤centre/center社區中心➤park社區公園➤street社區街道➤party (especially NAmE) 社區聚會◇She volunteered to make a potato salad for the neighbourhood party.她自願為社區聚會做土豆色拉。PREPOSITION➤around the neighbourhood, round the neighbourhood (especially BrE) 街區周圍◇There were various parks around the neighbourhood.這個小區周圍有各種公園。◇We used to ride bikes around the neighbourhood.我們過去常在小區周圍騎自行車。➤in a/the neighbourhood在住宅區裏◇There was a large school in the neighbourhood.這個住宅區裏有一個規模挺大的學校。➤outside a/the neighbourhood街區外◇It was a car from outside the immediate neighbourhood.這輛車不是附近街區的。