ad·join /əˈʤɔɪn, æ-/
(v.)毗鄰,鄰接,靠近,貼近
Ad·join v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjoined p. pr. & vb. n. Adjoining.] To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.
Corrections . . . should be, as remarks, adjoined by way of note. --Watts.
Ad·join v. i.
1. To lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; as, the houses adjoin.
When one man's land adjoins to another's. --Blackstone.
Note: ☞ The construction with to, on, or with is obsolete or obsolescent.
2. To join one's self. [Obs.]
She lightly unto him adjoined side to side. --Spenser.
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adjoin
v 1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins
the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: border,
edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt
on]
2: be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two
buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must
not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at
this point" [syn: touch, meet, contact]
3: attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"