neighbour

柯林斯词典

AM neighbor

1. N-COUNT Your neighbour is someone who lives near you. 邻居
My neighbour spies on me through a crack in the fence. 我的邻居通过篱笆墙的缝隙窥探我。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to the person who is standing or sitting next to you as your neighbour. 邻近的人
The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear. 那个女人戳了一下她旁边的人，急切地对他耳语起来。
3. N-COUNT You can refer to something which stands next to something else of the same kind as its neighbour. 邻近的同类物
...its big oil-rich neighbour. …它那幅员辽阔、石油资源丰富的邻国。

My wife checks on our elderly neighbour every few days to make sure that he's alright .
The children were saved from the fire only because a neighbour pulled them clear .
It was a bitter civil war , that pitted neighbour against neighbour.
I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.
The government warned its neighbours not to interfere in its internal affairs .