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be contiguous to/with sth
表示两物在空间上相邻或接触。
The garden is contiguous to the main building.
花园与主楼相邻。
邻近的；毗连的；相接的
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邻近的；毗连的；相接的
very close or connected in space or time
The garden is contiguous to the main building.
花园与主楼相邻。
相连的；接触的；毗邻的。
Connected; touching; abutting.
邻近的；在空间或时间上非常接近或相连的
very close or connected in space or time
邻近的；相邻的。
Adjacent; neighboring.
连续不断的；在共同边界内连接的
connecting without a break; within a common boundary
The two gardens are contiguous, so we can easily walk from one to the other.
这两座花园是毗连的，所以我们可以轻松地从一座走到另一座。
AI contextual example
Their houses are contiguous, sharing a common wall.
他们的房子是连在一起的，共用一堵墙。
AI contextual example
The company owns three contiguous plots of land.
这家公司拥有三块相连的土地。
AI contextual example
contiguous events
连续的事件
WordNet
表示两物在空间上相邻或接触。
The garden is contiguous to the main building.
花园与主楼相邻。
作前置定语，修饰与某物相连的另一个物。
They bought two contiguous lots of land.
他们买了两块相邻的地皮。
强调空间或时间上的连续，无间隔。
The events were contiguous in time.
这些事件在时间上是连续的。
Not this
The United States and Canada share a continuous border.
Use this
The United States and Canada share a contiguous border.
混淆'contiguous'（相邻的）与'continuous'（连续的）。'Contiguous'强调空间上的毗邻或接触，而'continuous'指时间或空间上的不间断。此句中指边界相接，应用'contiguous'。
Not this
These two buildings contiguate.
Use this
These two buildings are contiguous.
将形容词'contiguous'误用作动词。汉语学习者可能受汉语构词影响，错误地给形容词添加动词后缀。正确用法是作形容词，与系动词连用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
美国本土（指除阿拉斯加和夏威夷外的48个州）
The contiguous United States includes 48 states but not Alaska or Hawaii.
美国本土包括48个州，但不包括阿拉斯加和夏威夷。
相连区域
The two farms are in a contiguous area with no land between them.
这两个农场位于一片相连的区域，中间没有土地间隔。
连续内存（地址上相邻的内存空间）
This algorithm needs a contiguous memory block for fast access.
该算法需要一块连续内存来实现快速访问。
相邻地区
The park is made up of several contiguous regions that connect to form one large reserve.
这个公园由几个相邻地区组成，它们连成一片大型保护区。
连成一片的领土
The country's contiguous territory is separated from its island provinces by a strait.
该国的连片领土与其岛屿省份隔着一条海峡。
连续的时间段
The data was collected over two contiguous periods with no gap in between.
这些数据是在两个连续时间段内收集的，中间没有间隔。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
相邻房间共用一堵墙，墙的两面紧贴同一平面，记忆为“共同（con）贴着（tig）”，即 contiguous=相邻、接触。
语域：formal 常见场景：地理/地图、法律/土地边界、数学/拓扑学 contiguous 是偏正式的词，通常用于地理、法律或技术性描述，表示相邻或相连；日常口语中更常用 next to 或 adjacent。
All the words below share the spelling ending -uous. Genuine rhyme: ambiguous /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/ matches the stressed /ɪɡjuəs/ ending of contiguous /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/. Useful lookalikes that sound different: continuous, conspicuous, innocuous, and arduous have different stress or consonant/vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with contiguous.
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