They lived well, on the proceeds of raids on neighbouring regions.
他们靠掠夺附近的地区的财物过着舒适的生活。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 9 Royal espionage
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
neighbouring
['neibəriŋ]
adj. 邻近的;接壤的;
💡 neighbour邻居+ing形容词后缀 → 毗邻的
"living in concord with neighbouring states"
与邻国和睦相处
近义：immediate, approximal, juxtaposed, near, nearby, nearest
反义：isolated, outlying, remote, retired, secluded, separate
n. （买卖等的）收入，收益;
v. 进行( proceed的第三人称单数 );前进;（沿特定路线）行进;（尤指打断后）继续说;
"They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction."
他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车.
近义：income, returns, revenues, takings