neighbouring
neighbouring — adjective
1. describes a place, area, or building that is located right next to or very close
1.形容詞B1
釋義
describes a place, area, or building that is located right next to or very close to the one you are referring to
例句
Ravindra drove across the border into a neighbouring country to buy cheaper medicine.
collocation: neighbouring country
The wildfire threatened the national park and several neighbouring villages along the river.
Élise could hear the piano through the wall of the neighbouring apartment.
There is a well-stocked supermarket in the neighbouring town, just ten minutes away.
Paloma enrolled her son in a neighbouring school because the local one was overcrowded.
同義詞
文法句型
neighbouring + noun
用法筆記
This adjective is used only before a noun — you cannot say “the two houses are neighbouring”. The American spelling is “neighboring” (one ‘u’).
常見錯誤
❌The two villages are neighbouring.
✅The two villages are next to each other.
💡“Neighbouring” is used only before a noun, not after a linking verb.
❌My neighbourly country helped us after the flood.
✅My neighbouring country helped us after the flood.
💡“Neighbourly” means friendly or helpful, while “neighbouring” means physically close.