adjoin

/əˈdʒɔɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈdʒɔɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈjȯin a-/ (ame, mw)

adjoin — verb

  • adjoinpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • adjoinshe / she / it
  • adjoinedpast simple
  • adjoining-ing form

1. to lie beside something and share a boundary with it, so that the two things tou

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

to lie beside something and share a boundary with it, so that the two things touch along one edge or side

例句

The hotel's garden adjoins a quiet woodland with a narrow stream.

adjoin + [place or feature]

Ingrid's office adjoins the main library on the second floor of the building.

同義詞
  • abut

    more formal; almost always used of buildings or land parcels

  • border

    broader in scope; does not always imply physical contact

  • be adjacent to

    more common and neutral; may mean simply 'near' rather than 'touching'

反義詞

文法句型

adjoin + [noun]

[plural subject] + adjoin

用法筆記

Frequently used of buildings, rooms, land, or geographical features. The subject can be singular (one thing adjoins another) or plural (two things adjoin).

常見錯誤

❌The park is adjoining to the school.
✅The park adjoins the school.
💡In its spatial sense, 'adjoin' does not take the preposition 'to'.

2. to join one thing to another so that the two become fastened together as a singl

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

to join one thing to another so that the two become fastened together as a single unit

例句

The carpenter adjoined the new wing to the house with wooden brackets and beams.

adjoin + [object] + to + [object]

A covered walkway was adjoined to the main building during the renovation last year.

passive: be adjoined to [structure]

同義詞
  • attach

    much more common and broader; used for objects of any size

  • affix

    more formal; typically used of smaller items like stamps or labels

  • join

    broader; does not specify that the parts become a single unit

反義詞

文法句型

adjoin + [object] + to + [object]

用法筆記

Rarer sense; found mostly in technical, architectural, or construction contexts. The object being attached comes first, and the attachment point follows the preposition 'to'.

常見錯誤

❌She adjoined the label on the box.
✅She adjoined the label to the box.
💡This sense requires 'to' to introduce the attachment point.