英语词组“in the neighborhood of”的意思是:大约;在附近;大约在某物的左右;表示估计的大约如此。读音为:英 [ɪn ðə ˈneɪmbəər ɪv ; ɪn ðə ˈneɪmbəər juːn]、美 [ɪn ði ˈneɪmbər ɪv; ɪn ði ˈneɪmbər jun]。例句如下:
1. I live in the neighborhood of the city center. 我住在市中心附近。
2. They will be here in the neighborhood of 7 o'clock. 他们大约七点钟到这里。
3. There are about a hundred people in the audience, all of them in their early twenties, in the neighborhood of 6 feet tall and with a penchant for tattoos. 观众大约有一百人,都是二十出头,身高六英尺左右,喜欢纹身。
4. The cost of living in the neighborhood of Tokyo is very high. 东京附近的生活费用非常高。
5. The average monthly income of the family is in the neighborhood of Rs. 5000/-. 这个家庭的月平均收入大约是5000卢比。
6. The number of people who died in the accident was in the neighborhood of 20. 事故中死亡的人数大约有20人。
7. The time taken by a train to cover a distance in the neighborhood of 250 km is approximately 3 hours. 火车大约需要3个小时的时间来跑大约250公里的路程。
8. These films have created an industry, contributing a significant proportion of revenue to film studios, actors, directors and film makers located in and around Hollywood's neighborhoods. 这些影片形成了一个产业,对位于和周围好莱坞区的电影制片厂、演员、导演和电影制作人产生了重要贡献。
9. An industry employing several thousand workers was started in the neighborhood. 在附近建立了一个使用几千名工人的工业区。
10. You should not travel outside the neighborhood unless you have your vaccination certificate. 除非您有疫苗接种证书,否则不应该在周围地区外出旅行。