abut
abut — 動詞
- abutpresent simple I / you / we / they
- abutshe / she / it
- abuttedpast simple
- abutting-ing form
1. when a building, wall, or piece of ground abuts another thing, one full side of
毗連；鄰接
土地或建築物與另一物緊鄰相接
when a building, wall, or piece of ground abuts another thing, one full side of the first presses directly against the second, leaving no gap — for example, a yard that shares a border with the woods, or a parking lot built right beside a highway
Putri's garden abuts the public park, giving her a green view from her kitchen.
Putri 的花園毗連公園，從她的廚房就能看到一片綠意。
abuts + [place] for a shared boundary
Leo's apartment building abuts an old stone wall on its north side.
Leo 的公寓大樓北側緊鄰一道老石牆。
Tamar's family bought land that abuts the river so they can build a dock.
Tamar 一家買了一塊毗連河邊的土地，方便搭建碼頭。
Arjun's property abuts the railway line, but a tall wall blocks the noise.
Arjun 的房產緊鄰鐵路線，但一堵高牆擋住了噪音。
abuts + railway — noise or barrier context
The city plans to plant bushes along the strip of land that abuts the highway.
市政府計畫在緊鄰公路的那條狹長地帶種植灌木。
land that abuts + [road structure]
- abut directly
- abut a street
- abut a river
- abut a park
- abut on sth
- adjoin
the most direct synonym, similar register and meaning
- border on
slightly less formal, emphasises the edge rather than full contact
- be next to
neutral register, less specific about sharing a full side
- be separated from
indicates a gap or distance between two things
文法句型
abut + noun phrase
abut on + noun phrase
用法筆記
Formal register. Common in legal property descriptions and urban planning. American English typically uses it transitively ('abut something'); British English also allows 'abut on' or 'abut onto'.