The adjoining rooms in the research station were connected by a narrow corridor for easy access.
研究站中毗邻的房间由一条狭窄的走廊相连，便于通行。
Which choice best defines “adjoining”?
A — Next to, neighboring. “adjoining” means next to, neighboring.
Which word means “next to, neighboring”?
D — adjoining. “adjoining” means next to, neighboring.
adjoining — next to, neighboring. In Chinese: 毗邻的，邻接的.
adjoining is pronounced /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/.
The adjoining rooms in the research station were connected by a narrow corridor for easy access. (研究站中毗邻的房间由一条狭窄的走廊相连，便于通行。)
adjacent, neighboring, contiguous — all close in meaning to adjoining (next to, neighboring).
distant, separate — each the opposite of adjoining (next to, neighboring).
Yes. adjoining is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ad(to)+join(connect)