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Adjoin States Adjoining Share United Things Neighbors Connected

Front adjoin
Pron [ə'dʒɔɪn]
Back 【ADJOIN】
Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of America.
加拿大和墨西哥邻近美国。
【重点词汇】
adjoin v. 临近 adj. adjoining
United States of America: 美国, 美利坚合众国
Vocab
adjoinlie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Things that adjoin are next to each other or share a boundary. Two adjoining states are neighbors. The United States adjoins Canada.

Just as the word join suggests togetherness, things that adjoin are together in a specific way. They're adjacent, which means they're butting right up against one other. Two adjoining buildings are connected or next-door neighbors. Two adjoining states share a border. If two rooms adjoin, they are connected by a door or they share a wall. When things adjoin, they have a physical connection.

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