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adjoin

UK/ә'dʒɒin/US
IELTSTOEFLC2

Definitions

v.

To be next to and joined with; to share a boundary with

邻接,毗连

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ad-to, toward, near
+
joinjoin, connect, bind together
=adjoin

ad- (to, next to) + join = to be joined right up against. Things that adjoin touch along a shared edge: adjoining rooms share a wall, an adjoining field borders yours. The prefix supplies the 'next-to' direction.

Root join still carries 7 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.adjoining room相邻的房间
  • 2.adjoining property毗邻的房产
  • 3.directly adjoin直接相邻
  • 4.adjoining building毗连的建筑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The kitchen adjoins the dining room through a wide arch.

  • 2.

    Their farm adjoins the national forest to the north.

  • 3.

    We booked two adjoining rooms at the hotel.

Word Forms

Verb

Pastadjoined
3rd Personadjoins
Past Part.adjoined
Pres. Part.adjoining
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