vicinity
noun
vɪəˈsɪnɪəti
noun
1
in the vicinity (of sth)
in
the
area
around
a
particular
place
在（…）附近
The
stolen
car
was
found
in
the
vicinity
of
the
station.
在车站附近发现了被盗汽车。
There
used
to
be
a
mill
in
the
vicinity.
附近曾有一座磨坊。
2
in the vicinity of£3 million/$1,500/2 billion years etcclose to a particular amount or measurement 大约 300 万英镑/1500 美元/20 亿年等:
All
meteorites
are
of
the
same
age,
somewhere
in
the
vicinity
of
4.5
billion
years
old.
所有陨石年代都差不多，大概在 45 亿年左右。