neighboring
(a.)附近的,鄰近的,鄰接的
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neigh·bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neighbored p. pr. & vb. n Neighboring.]
1. To adjoin; to border on; to be near to.
Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore. --Sandys.
2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.]
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Neigh·bor·ing, a. Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations or countries.
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neighboring
adj 1: situated near one another; "neighbor states" [syn: neighbor,
neighbour, neighboring(a), neighbouring(a)]
2: having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots";
"adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states;
Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany
conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state
of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: abutting, adjacent,
adjoining, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a)]