If one piece of land or a building abuts another, it sits right next to it and touches it along a side or an end. Surveyors, lawyers, and people who write about houses and roads use this; you will almost never hear it at the dinner table.

If如果 one piece of land or a building abuts another一塊地或一棟建築物abuts另一塊/另一棟，it它 sits right next to it and touches it along a side or an end就是緊貼著對方、沿著一邊或一端碰在一起。Surveyors, lawyers, and people who write about houses and roads測量員、律師，還有寫房屋和道路相關文章的人 use this會用這個字；you will almost never hear it at the dinner table你幾乎不會在餐桌上聽到這個字。

A garden may abut a lane; a new wing may abut an old wall. The two things are neighbours along a line — they are not mixed into one, and they are not merely facing each other across a gap.

A garden一座花園 may abut a lane可能abut一條小巷；a new wing一棟新的側翼 may abut an old wall可能abut一面舊牆。The two things這兩樣東西 are neighbours along a line是沿著一條線相鄰的鄰居——they are not mixed into one它們不會混成一體，and而且 they are not merely facing each other across a gap也不只是隔著一個空隙面對面而已。

Though actually, writers sometimes stretch it a little: “the park abuts the river” can mean they meet along the bank. The word is formal, precise, and a bit old-fashioned in speech. It has nothing to do with about, even though the spelling sits close.

Though actually不過話說回來，writers sometimes stretch it a little作家有時候會把這個字延伸一點點來用："the park abuts the river""the park abuts the river"（公園abuts河） can mean可能是指 they meet along the bank兩者沿著河岸相接。The word這個字 is formal, precise, and a bit old-fashioned in speech很正式、很精確，口語裡聽起來也有點老派。It它 has nothing to do with about跟about這個字一點關係也沒有，even though即使 the spelling sits close拼法看起來很接近。