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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

adjacent

/uh-jey-suhnt/US // əˈdʒeɪ sənt //UK // (əˈdʒeɪsənt) //

邻近的,毗邻的,相邻的,毗连的

Related Words

neighboring相邻的,邻近的,邻居,相邻contiguous毗连的,毗连,连片的,连片adjoining毗邻的,邻近的,相邻的,毗邻bordering毗邻的,毗邻,毗邻而居,邻近的alongside旁边的,旁边的人,并肩作战,旁边beside旁边,傍边,旁边的,旁close关闭,密切,结束,靠近near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来touching触摸,触摸的,感人的,感人close by近在咫尺,近在眼前,近在咫尺的,近在眼前的next door隔壁,隔壁的,邻近的,旁边的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
    • : just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page.
    • : related or very close to a specified topic, activity, etc.: While the comment was not outright racist, it was racist-adjacent.supporting or being an ally of a group or subculture without being a part of it: She describes herself as queer-adjacent.having the traits or interests of a group or subculture without being a part of it: Are they full-on geeks or just nerd-adjacent?

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.next to, abutting
Synonyms
adjoining毗邻的,邻近的,相邻的,毗邻bordering毗邻的,毗邻,毗邻而居,邻近的contiguous毗连的,毗连,连片的,连片neighboring相邻的,邻近的,邻居,相邻alongside旁边的,旁边的人,并肩作战,旁边beside旁边,傍边,旁边的,旁close关闭,密切,结束,靠近close by近在咫尺,近在眼前,近在咫尺的,近在眼前的near靠近,濒临,靠近的,迩来next door隔壁,隔壁的,邻近的,旁边的touching触摸,触摸的,感人的,感人

Examples

  • Soak in a claw-foot tub after a day exploring Rocky Mountain National Park—a 25-minute drive northwest—or the 20-plus miles of trails in adjacent Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

  • You might be able to hike to the top of the cliff to hang the rope or reach the anchors from an adjacent route.

  • The company owns a handful of products that compete comfortably against or adjacent to software giants.

  • Alexander says that while there has been an uptick in interest in female artists in general, the activity is centered on hip-hop or hip-hop-adjacent artists.

  • Velocity is by no means the entire story — the difference in runs allowed between adjacent tiers is larger than velocity alone can explain — but it’s clearly a strong signal of differences in talent.

  • Who helps build convention centers and adjacent hotels so cities can attract convention business?

  • I am sitting on the Turkish-Syrian border, adjacent to the city of Kobani, watching hundreds of children sob.

  • “Photography turned out to be the secret weapon in his revolutionary landscape paintings,” the adjacent wall text states.

  • About the only thing nearby that smacks of politics is an adjacent pop-up Halloween costume store.

  • As I waited to speak to Manning, a cleaning woman poked her head out from one of the adjacent rooms to peer at me.

  • He commanded a force which at this time was in possession of Norfolk and its adjacent areas.

  • One feature of especial interest associated with this cemetery is its connexion with an adjacent arenarium, or sand pit.

  • Adjacent to the church is St Peter's hospital, a picturesque gabled building of Jacobean and earlier date, with a fine court room.

  • In the mean time, the two men were to enter and make careful examination of the main sewer and its adjacent outlets.

  • The three following books are dedicated to the description of Greece, with the adjacent islands.

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