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vicinity n.邻近；周边地区 (1) 学校邻近有个工厂。(2) 没有人发现他就在附近。(3) 撞船事故发生地区的所有船只都参加了搜寻幸存者的工作。(4) 珍珠港和附近地区一片混乱。(5) 警察都十分警惕因為逃跑的罪犯就藏在附近地区。 The noun vicinity evolved from the Latin vicinitas, which means “of or pertaining to neighbors or a neighborhood.” Not until 1796 did the word expand in meaning to also describe a “surrounding district.” Said American author Washington Irving, “A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.” Slang for vicinity include neck of the woods and turf.

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英 [və'sɪnəti] 美 [və'sɪnəti] (1) There's a factory in the vicinity of the school.(2) No one was aware of his vicinity.(3) All the ships in the vicinity of the crash joined in the search for survivors.(4) Pearl Harbor and vicinity had been turned into complete chaos.(5) The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the vicinity. If something is in your vicinity, it's in the surrounding area or nearby region — it's in the neighborhood, so to speak. If there's a garbage dump in your vicinity, you'll certainly smell it. 1[N-SING 单数名词]邻近地区；附近 If something is in the vicinity of a particular place, it is near it.   [the N]  [FORMAL 正式]There were a hundred or so hotels in the vicinity of the railway station...在火车站附近大约有100家旅馆。The police roadblocks are still in place and the immediate vicinity of the house remains cordoned off.警察设置的路障还在，房子四周仍然用警戒线隔离着。

英语单词	vicinity
英美音标	英 [və'sɪnəti] 美 [və'sɪnəti]
中文释义	n.邻近；周边地区
英语例句	(1) There's a factory in the vicinity of the school. (2) No one was aware of his vicinity. (3) All the ships in the vicinity of the crash joined in the search for survivors. (4) Pearl Harbor and vicinity had been turned into complete chaos. (5) The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the vicinity.
中文例句	(1) 学校邻近有个工厂。 (2) 没有人发现他就在附近。 (3) 撞船事故发生地区的所有船只都参加了搜寻幸存者的工作。 (4) 珍珠港和附近地区一片混乱。 (5) 警察都十分警惕因為逃跑的罪犯就藏在附近地区。
vocabulary简明	If something is in your vicinity, it's in the surrounding area or nearby region — it's in the neighborhood, so to speak. If there's a garbage dump in your vicinity, you'll certainly smell it.
vocabulary扩展	The noun vicinity evolved from the Latin vicinitas, which means “of or pertaining to neighbors or a neighborhood.” Not until 1796 did the word expand in meaning to also describe a “surrounding district.” Said American author Washington Irving, “A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.” Slang for vicinity include neck of the woods and turf.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]邻近地区；附近 If something is in the vicinity of a particular place, it is near it. [the N] [FORMAL 正式] There were a hundred or so hotels in the vicinity of the railway station... 在火车站附近大约有100家旅馆。 The police roadblocks are still in place and the immediate vicinity of the house remains cordoned off. 警察设置的路障还在，房子四周仍然用警戒线隔离着。

Vicinity Police 英 Və'Sɪnəti] 美 Və'Sɪnəti N.邻近；周边地区 Factory School