English Dictionary

neighbour

/ˈneɪbə/

verb

(transitive) To be adjacent to / (intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as. / To associate intimately with; to be close to.

I live next to my neighbour.

意味（1）

(transitive) To be adjacent to

Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different.

意味（2）

(intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.

That sort of talk is neighbouring on treason.

意味（3）

To associate intimately with; to be close to.

The barbarous Scythian, / […] shall to my bosom / Be as well neighboured, pitied, and relieved / As thou my sometime daughter.