英语词汇“adjoining”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINadjoin

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French adjoindre, from Latin adjungere, from ad- ‘to’ + jungere ‘to join’

VERB TABLE

adjoin

Simple Form
Present	it	adjoins
Present		adjoin
Past	it, they	adjoined
Present perfect	they	have adjoined
	it	has adjoined
Past perfect	it, they	had adjoined
Future	it, they	will adjoin
Future perfect	it, they	will have adjoined

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

A luxury hotel adjoins the convention center.
The 100-acre parcel of land adjoins Seagal's ranch, about 30 miles north of Santa Barbara.
The kitchen adjoins the sitting room, which is spacious, high and airy.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Accordingly we adjoin G1 to our system also.
Council officers are also backing plans to build 35 new houses on adjoining farmland by Flint-based construction group David McLean.
His colleagues rushed him to a room in the adjoining New Takanawa Prince Hotel.
So I borrowed a yoke of oxen and plowed an adjoining field.
The mill is stone built and adjoins the mill house.
They may be long chains of clauses linked by coordination or simply by being adjoined.
We were tucking in to our makeshift breakfast when there came a cry from the adjoining cubicle.

Longman Language Activatorto be in a position next to something► be next to

· Cindy's house was next to ours.· The primary school is next to the town hall.

► adjoin

if a room, building, or piece of land adjoins another one, it is next to it and is actually joined to it - use this especially in written descriptions of buildings and property: · The kitchen adjoins the sitting room, which is spacious, high and airy.· The 100-acre parcel of land adjoins Seagal's ranch, about 30 miles north of Santa Barbara.

► border

to have a border with another country or area: · The Black Sea borders a half-dozen countries.· France borders Spain along the length of the Pyrenees.

when something is next to something else► the next

the next room, house, street etc is the one immediately next to the one you are in: · I could hear a furious argument going on in the next room.· There's a bakery just around the corner in the next street.

► adjacent

formal a building or piece of land that is adjacent to another one is immediately next to it: · The blaze spread to two adjacent buildings before firefighters were able to contain it.adjacent to : · Fields adjacent to the nuclear facility were found to have high levels of radioactivity.

► adjoining

formal an adjoining room, building, or piece of land is one that is next to another one and is actually joined to it: · We had adjoining rooms at the hotel, so we could just go backwards and forwards between them.· Three planes were waiting to take off on an adjoining runway.

WORD SETS► Buildings

adjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► house

· The mill is stone built and adjoins the mill house.· The gallery canopy roof, which adjoins the house, is very old and lies below the house roof.· This area ranges from almost full sun, beyond the herb bed, to deep shade adjoining the house.· A Roman Catholic chapel adjoins the house, and the village has a Methodist chapel.· A certain Mr Pilgrim had bought, in 1950, a vacant plot of land adjoining his house.· A delightful country cottage adjoining the house is available to rent during the school holidays.

► land

· A certain Mr Pilgrim had bought, in 1950, a vacant plot of land adjoining his house.· I produce lambs on the land immediately adjoining the power station.

► room

· She and Susan had rooms adjoining, so she had none of the creepy feelings one often gets in a strange house.· Her daughter watches wide-eyed from the tatami room adjoining the coffeehouse.· My small room adjoined the doctor's surgery.· He is in his study, a room that adjoins our bedroom.· There was a small room adjoining the games-room, and she poked her head round the corner.· Margarett and Shaw shared a room that adjoined the only full bath; the girls and Senny the only other bedroom.· It didn't slow him down and he led the way briskly into a comfortable room adjoining the refectory.· His colleagues rushed him to a room in the adjoining New Takanawa Prince Hotel.