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. 細菌一進入血液裏，就附着在紅細胞表面上。 Clean the surface first, or the paint will not adhere. 先把表面擦幹淨，否則油漆不會附着。 There was oil adhering to the bird’s feathers. 鳥的羽毛上附着着油。 The tiles may not adhere properly if you do not use the correct glue. 膠水用得不合適，瓷磚就可能粘不牢。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- properly
- well
- to
- closely
- firmly
- rigidly
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin adhaerere, from ad- ‘to’ + haerere ‘to stick’.