🇬🇧🇨🇳 adjacent - 邻近的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "adjacent" ("邻近的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If something is adjacent, it means it is right next to something else, so close that they are touching or almost touching. Two adjacent objects sit side by side, like two chairs touching, two houses sharing a wall, or two pages next to each other in a book.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The cat bowl is adjacent to the dog bowl, so every meal is a staring contest with crunching sounds.

I placed my alarm clock adjacent to my pillow so it could annoy me from a closer distance.

The bathroom is adjacent to my room, which is helpful when I drink twelve glasses of water before bed.

The broccoli on my plate was unfortunately adjacent to my favorite fries, and I feared contamination.

My toothbrush is adjacent to my sibling’s, and every morning I double‑check that I don’t grab the wrong one.

The small cat climbed onto the adjacent chair and eyed a warm toy on the adjacent table. A child in the adjacent room opened the adjacent door at the sound. The cat jumped to the child and purred. Both smiled, feeling safe with all the adjacent places joined in the quiet moment.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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