neighbourhood
gb/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/ us/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 7900
környék, lakónegyed, szomszédság, körülbelül, környezet
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
1
környék
A2
lakónegyed
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a/an [adjective] neighbourhood
They moved to a quiet neighbourhood on the edge of the city.
This neighbourhood has a lot of small cafés and family-owned shops.
Property prices are rising fast in our neighbourhood.
The city is investing more money in poorer neighbourhoods.
It's a safe neighbourhood, so the kids often play outside.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I live in a small neighbourhood near the river.
Our neighbourhood is very quiet at night.
There is a park in my neighbourhood.
We like this neighbourhood because it feels friendly.
She knows many people in her neighbourhood.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes say *"I live in a neighbourhood street"* when they simply mean *"I live in a street in this neighbourhood"*. Also, some confuse *"neighbourhood"* (the area) with *"neighbours"* (the people living next to you).
Σημασία
local residential area of a town
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
quiet neighbourhood
|safe neighbourhood
|local neighbourhood
|residential neighbourhood
|inner-city neighbourhood
|in my neighbourhood
Συνώνυμα
area (Very general word for a part of a place; less specific about being residential.)
|
district (Often more official or larger; can be used for business or administrative parts, not just where people live.)
Αντώνυμα
countryside (Refers to non-urban land with farms and nature, the opposite of a built-up town or city area.)
Θέματα
daily life
|cities
|society
|housing
|daily_life
Ορισμός
The part of a town or city where people live, especially the area near your home.
An area of a town or city, especially the group of streets and houses around a particular place where people live.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
2
szomszédság
B1
környék
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
the whole neighbourhood
The whole neighbourhood turned out for the street party.
Az egész környék eljött az utcabálra.
News of the fire spread quickly through the neighbourhood.
A tűz híre gyorsan elterjedt a környéken.
The neighbourhood is worried about the recent break-ins.
Our neighbourhood raised money to help the family after the flood.
In this neighbourhood, people look out for one another.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The neighbourhood came together to clean the park.
A környék lakói összefogtak, hogy kitakarítsák a parkot.
Everyone in the neighbourhood knows the baker.
A környéken mindenki ismeri a péket.
The neighbourhood was excited about the new school.
People in my neighbourhood are very friendly.
The neighbourhood helped the old man when he was sick.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use *"people"* instead of *"neighbourhood"* in phrases like *"The people came to the party"*. While correct, using *"the whole neighbourhood came"* better shows that many local residents came as a community.
Σημασία
people living in a local area
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
the whole neighbourhood
|neighbourhood kids
|neighbourhood residents
|neighbourhood community
|neighbourhood gossip
|neighbourhood spirit
Συνώνυμα
community (Broader and more abstract; can mean people connected by interest or identity, not only by place.)
|
locals (Informal; focuses on people who live in a place, especially from an outsider's perspective.)
Αντώνυμα
outsiders (People who do not belong to or live in the local group.)
Θέματα
society
|daily life
|community
|daily_life
|housing
Ορισμός
The group of people who live near you in the same area.
The people living in the houses and buildings near a particular place, considered together as a community.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
3
környék
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
in the neighbourhood of [a place]
Is there a bank in the neighbourhood of the station?
Van bank az állomás környékén?
Several good restaurants have opened in the neighbourhood of the university.
Több jó étterem nyílt az egyetem környékén.
There are few parking spaces in the neighbourhood of the stadium.
Police searched the neighbourhood of the bridge for clues.
We looked for a hotel in the neighbourhood of the airport.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
There is a hotel in the neighbourhood of the airport.
Van egy szálloda a repülőtér környékén.
We need a café in the neighbourhood of the office.
Szükségünk van egy kávézóra az iroda környékén.
They looked for a bus stop in the neighbourhood of the museum.
Are there any shops in the neighbourhood of this hotel?
We found many small parks in the neighbourhood of the river.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse this use with the more specific *residential neighbourhood* sense. Here, *neighbourhood* can be used for any kind of area around a place, not just where people live.
Σημασία
area near a particular place
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in the neighbourhood
|in the neighbourhood of the station
|restaurants in the neighbourhood
|shops in the neighbourhood
|in this neighbourhood of the city
Συνώνυμα
vicinity (More formal; mainly used in written or careful speech.)
|
surroundings (Focuses on the things and areas around a place, not on a named urban area.)
Αντώνυμα
far away (Describes something at a great distance rather than nearby.)
Θέματα
space
|travel
Ορισμός
The area that is near a place or thing.
The area close to a particular place; the immediate surroundings of something.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
4
körülbelül
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
in the neighbourhood of [a number/amount]
The project will cost in the neighbourhood of £2 million.
A projekt körülbelül 2 millió fontba fog kerülni.
They were offering something in the neighbourhood of 30% off the regular price.
Körülbelül 30% kedvezményt kínáltak a szokásos árból.
Attendance was in the neighbourhood of 500 people.
Her annual salary is in the neighbourhood of $80,000.
Repairs could take in the neighbourhood of two weeks.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The car costs in the neighbourhood of $5,000.
Az autó körülbelül 5000 dollárba kerül.
We invited in the neighbourhood of 40 people.
Körülbelül 40 embert hívtunk meg.
The trip will take in the neighbourhood of three hours.
He earns in the neighbourhood of $3,000 a month.
The meal was in the neighbourhood of $50 for two people.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes say *"in neighbourhood of"* and forget *"the"*. The common fixed phrase is *"in the neighbourhood of [number]"*. Also, this phrase usually goes with numbers or amounts, not with physical places in this sense.
Σημασία
range around an approximate number
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in the neighbourhood of $10,000
|somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50
|roughly in the neighbourhood of 20%
|in that neighbourhood
Συνώνυμα
around (Very common and informal; often used before a number in everyday speech.)
|
approximately (More formal and typical of written English or careful speech.)
Αντώνυμα
exactly (Means the number or amount is precise, not approximate.)
Θέματα
numbers
|business
|education
|science
Ορισμός
A number range close to another number, used when you are not giving an exact amount.
An approximate range of values around a particular number or amount, often used with numbers to indicate that something is not exact.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C2
TECHNICAL
5
környezet
C1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a neighbourhood of [a point]
In topology, an open neighbourhood of a point contains an open set around that point.
A topológiában egy pont nyílt környezete tartalmaz egy, a pontot tartalmazó nyílt halmazt.
For every point x and every neighbourhood of x, the function is continuous.
Minden x pontra és x minden környezetére nézve a függvény folytonos.
Consider the ε-neighbourhood of zero in the real numbers.
The limit is defined in terms of the values of the function in a neighbourhood of the point.
We choose a neighbourhood of the interval where the inequality holds.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
In this math class, we talk about the neighbourhood of a point on a line.
Ezen a matematikaórán egy egyenesen lévő pont környezetéről beszélünk.
The teacher drew a small circle to show the neighbourhood of the point.
A tanár egy kis kört rajzolt, hogy megmutassa a pont környezetét.
A neighbourhood of zero means all numbers very close to zero.
In calculus, limits use the idea of a neighbourhood of a point.
The book defines an open neighbourhood of the set.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think this mathematical use means a physical town area. In technical maths, *"neighbourhood"* is an abstract set of points near another point, not a place where people live.
Σημασία
mathematical set around a point
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
neighbourhood of a point
|open neighbourhood
|closed neighbourhood
|epsilon-neighbourhood
|neighbourhood base
|deleted neighbourhood
Συνώνυμα
vicinity (of a point) (Less precise and less standard as a technical term than "neighbourhood" in mathematics.)
Αντώνυμα
exterior (In mathematical contexts, can refer to points outside a given set, contrasting with points in its neighbourhood.)
Θέματα
science
|mathematics
|education
Ορισμός
In higher mathematics, a group of points that are all close to one point or set, usually inside a certain distance.
In mathematics, a set of points that all lie within a specified distance of a given point, line, or set, especially in topology and analysis.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
neighbourhood
IPA
GB/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
US/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
neigh - bour - hood (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (neigh)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: neighbourhood
- Plural: neighbourhoods
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
neighbourhoods
noun
Core family
neighbour
noun A1
Related words
neighbouring
adjective
neighbourly
adjective
Εκφράσεις
in the neighbourhood
1/ˈɪn ðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
fixed phrase
in the nearby area
In the area that is near a place; not far away.
Παραδείγματα
- Is there a supermarket in the neighbourhood?
- We were staying in the neighbourhood, so we decided to visit.
- If you are ever in the neighbourhood, come and see us.
in the neighbourhood of
1/ˈɪn ðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd əv/
fixed phrase
approximately (a number or amount)
Used before a number or amount to mean that it is not exact, but close to that number.
Παραδείγματα
- They paid in the neighbourhood of $20,000 for the car.
- The journey will take in the neighbourhood of six hours.
- He lost something in the neighbourhood of ten kilos in three months.
in the same neighbourhood
1/ˈɪn ðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
fixed phrase
having a similar level or amount
Used to say that two amounts, sizes, or levels are close to each other, not very different.
Παραδείγματα
- Their salaries are in the same neighbourhood, so they can afford similar houses.
- The two estimates are in the same neighbourhood, which is reassuring.
- My score was in the same neighbourhood as hers on the test.
neighbourhood watch
1/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd wˈɔt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
local group to prevent crime
A group of people who live in the same area and work together to watch for crime and keep the area safe.
Παραδείγματα
- Our street has a neighbourhood watch to help prevent burglaries.
- She volunteers with the local neighbourhood watch group.
- After several break-ins, the community started a neighbourhood watch.