adhere
verb [intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they adhere | |
| he / she / it adheres | |
| past simple adhered | |
| past participle adhered | |
| -ing form adhering |
- adhere (to something)
to stick to something 黏附；附着 Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells. 细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。 Clean the surface first, or the paint will not adhere. 先把表面擦干净，否则油漆不会附着。 There was oil adhering to the bird’s feathers. 鸟的羽毛上附着着油。 The tiles may not adhere properly if you do not use the correct glue. 胶水用得不合适，瓷砖就可能粘不牢。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- properly
- well
- to
- closely
- firmly
- rigidly
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin adhaerere, from ad- ‘to’ + haerere ‘to stick’.