neighborhood

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

neighborhood (US) noun

or British neighbourhood /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

plural neighborhoods

neighborhood (US)

noun

or British neighbourhood /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

plural neighborhoods

Learner's definition of NEIGHBORHOOD

[count] : a section of a town or city（城镇的）地段，街区

— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

[noncount] : the people who live near each other四邻街坊；街区居民

in the neighborhood

: in the area that is close to something附近地区

Is there a grocery store in the neighborhood? [=is there a grocery store close by?]附近有杂货店吗？
We might as well pay them a visit while we're in the neighborhood.到他家附近时，我们不妨去拜访一下他们。

: close to (a place)在…附近

An earthquake was reported somewhere in the neighborhood of southern California.据报道，南加州一带发生了地震。

: close to or around (an amount) : about大约；上下

The album sold in the neighborhood of 1,000 copies.这张专辑卖了大约1000张。
A house like this costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,000.像这样的房子要价在20万美元上下。