adjacent

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ad·ja·cent /əˈdʒeɪsənt/ ●○○ AWL adjective  NEXT TOa room, building, piece of land etc that is adjacent to something is next to it 邻近的，毗连的 We stayed in adjacent rooms. 我们住在毗连的房间里。adjacent to the building adjacent to the library 紧挨着图书馆的建筑

Examples from the Corpus

adjacent• They carry within their range of possibilities, which includes their genetic coding, information about adjacent and surrounding systems.• The blaze spread to two adjacent buildings before firefighters were able to contain it.• A naive operation consists of pushing one crate into an adjacent free area.• the sale of adjacent land• Deep-sea sediments may be scraped off the descending slab and incorporated into the adjacent mountains.• Pseudocysts may be complicated by infection, haemorrhage, rupture, and by compression of adjacent organs.• When the crowds later began thinning and the adjacent table cleared, Roquelaure leaned forward over his port glass.• John Lewis, who represents a district adjacent to Gingrich.• He would oppose any multi-deck parking structure adjacent to his project.• Fields adjacent to the nuclear facility were found to have high levels of radioactivity.Origin adjacent (1400-1500) Latin present participle of adjacere “to lie near”, from ad- “to” + jacere “to lie”

ad·ja·cent adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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adjacent
ad‧ja‧cent AC /əˈdʒeɪsənt/ adjectivea room, building, piece of land etc that is adjacent to something is next to it:
    We stayed in adjacent rooms.
    adjacent to
    the building adjacent to the library
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ next to preposition very close to someone or something, with no other person, building, place etc in between: I sat next to him at dinner. | The hotel was right next to the airport.
   ▪ beside preposition next to the side of someone or something: Ella came and sat down beside me. | They were sitting beside the pool.
   ▪ by preposition next to something – often used about being very close to a window, door, or the edge of something such as an area of water: I saw him standing by the window. | Weymouth is a pretty little town by the sea. | She lives by the river.
   ▪ next door adverb in the building or room next to yours, or next to another one: The house next door is much bigger than ours. | Have you met the people who’ve just moved in next door?
   ▪ alongside adverb, preposition close to the side of something, especially a river, railway, boat, or vehicle: I decided to take the path alongside the railway track. | A police car pulled up alongside.
   ▪ adjacent adjective, adverb formal a building, room, or piece of land that is adjacent to another one is next to it: They walked through a rose garden adjacent to the hospital. | The blaze spread to two adjacent buildings.
   ▪ adjoining adjective formal an adjoining room, building, or piece of land is one that is next to another one and is joined to it: We had adjoining rooms at the hotel.

ad·ja·cent AW BrE /əˈdʒeɪsnt/ 🔊NAmE /əˈdʒeɪsnt/ 🔊 adjective(of an area, a building, a room, etc. 地区、建筑、房间等) next to or near sth 与…毗连的；邻近的◆The planes landed on adjacent runways. 这些飞机在毗连的跑道上降落。🔊🔊◆~ to sth Our farm land was adjacent to the river. 我们的农田在河边。🔊🔊