near;close to; adjacent to; in the neigh-borhood(or vicinity) 我国东部跟朝鲜接壤，跟日本～。In the east,our country adjoins Korea and is close to Japan./学校～有商店。There’s a shop in the vicinity of the school./～没有医院。There is no hospital nearby(or in the neighborhood)./～国家country geographically close to …；neighbor;adjoining countries