Adhere



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GRE 红宝书

• v.粘着
• ［英］ v.粘着 ( to stick fast; stay attached)
• ［记］ ad+here ( 粘连) -> 粘在一起;
• ［同］ 派生词: adhesion ( 坚持, 忠于) ; adherent ( n.拥护者, 党徒) inherent(adj.与生俱来的)
• [反] detach v.分离

Webster Collegiate

verb (adhered; adhering)

• Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French adhérer, from Latin adhaerēre, from ad- + haerēre to stick
• Date: 15th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to give support or maintain loyalty
  • 2. obsolete accord 3
  • 3. to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
  • 4. to bind oneself to observance adhere to the rules
• transitive verb
  • to cause to stick fast
• Synonyms: see stick

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