neighbourhood
gb/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/ us/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
A2
Ingles
~ 7900
környék, lakónegyed, szomszédság, körülbelül, környezet
PANGNGALAN
A2
1
környék
A2
lakónegyed
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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).
Kahulugan
local residential area of a town
Mga kolokasyon
quiet neighbourhood
|safe neighbourhood
|local neighbourhood
|residential neighbourhood
|inner-city neighbourhood
|in my neighbourhood
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
countryside (Refers to non-urban land with farms and nature, the opposite of a built-up town or city area.)
Mga tema
daily life
|cities
|society
|housing
|daily_life
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
B1
2
szomszédság
B1
környék
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
people living in a local area
Mga kolokasyon
the whole neighbourhood
|neighbourhood kids
|neighbourhood residents
|neighbourhood community
|neighbourhood gossip
|neighbourhood spirit
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
outsiders (People who do not belong to or live in the local group.)
Mga tema
society
|daily life
|community
|daily_life
|housing
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
B2
3
környék
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
area near a particular place
Mga kolokasyon
in the neighbourhood
|in the neighbourhood of the station
|restaurants in the neighbourhood
|shops in the neighbourhood
|in this neighbourhood of the city
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
far away (Describes something at a great distance rather than nearby.)
Mga tema
space
|travel
Depinisyon
The area that is near a place or thing.
The area close to a particular place; the immediate surroundings of something.
PANGNGALAN
C1
4
körülbelül
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
range around an approximate number
Mga kolokasyon
in the neighbourhood of $10,000
|somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50
|roughly in the neighbourhood of 20%
|in that neighbourhood
Mga kasingkahulugan
around (Very common and informal; often used before a number in everyday speech.)
|
approximately (More formal and typical of written English or careful speech.)
Mga kasalungat
exactly (Means the number or amount is precise, not approximate.)
Mga tema
numbers
|business
|education
|science
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
C2
TECHNICAL
5
környezet
C1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
mathematical set around a point
Mga kolokasyon
neighbourhood of a point
|open neighbourhood
|closed neighbourhood
|epsilon-neighbourhood
|neighbourhood base
|deleted neighbourhood
Mga kasingkahulugan
vicinity (of a point) (Less precise and less standard as a technical term than "neighbourhood" in mathematics.)
Mga kasalungat
exterior (In mathematical contexts, can refer to points outside a given set, contrasting with points in its neighbourhood.)
Mga tema
science
|mathematics
|education
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
neighbourhood
IPA
GB/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
US/nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
Mga pantig at diin
neigh - bour - hood (3 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (neigh)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: neighbourhood
- Plural: neighbourhoods
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
neighbourhoods
noun
Core family
neighbour
noun A1
Related words
neighbouring
adjective
neighbourly
adjective
Mga ekspresyon
in the neighbourhood
1/ˈɪn ðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd/
fixed phrase
in the nearby area
In the area that is near a place; not far away.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.