cohere

英[kəʊ'hɪə(r)] 美[koʊ'hɪr]
  • v. 粘合;凝聚;前后一致;连贯
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Verb:
  1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;

    "The dress clings to her body"
    "The label stuck to the box"
    "The sushi rice grains cohere"

  2. cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole;

    "Religion can cohere social groups"

  3. have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results;

    "the principles by which societies cohere"

1. The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.
这部小说的各部分之间缺乏连贯性。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole.
这个帝国无法凝聚成一个合法的整体。

来自柯林斯例句

3. This view does not cohere with their other beliefs.
这个观点与他们的其他看法不一致。

来自《权威词典》

4. The adornments do not cohere with the basic design.
装饰物与设计的基调不协调.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. When you squeeze a handful of snow, the flakes cohere to make a snowball.
你把一团雪捏紧, 雪就黏合成雪球.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. When you squeeze a handful of snow,the flakes cohere to make a snowball.
      你把一团雪捏紧,雪就黏合成雪球。
    2. It can be difficult to get a group of people to cohere.
      要使一群人凝聚在一起可能很困难。
    3. This view does not cohere with their other beliefs.
      这个观点与他们的其他看法不一致。
    4. The adornments do not cohere with the basic design.
      装饰物与设计的基调不协调。
stick,glue,adhere,cling,cohere
  • 这些动词均有“粘着、附着”之意。
  • stick常指用胶水或浆糊粘贴,词义引申指坚持。
  • glue与stick的本义相同,指用胶水把东西粘合在一起,没有“坚持”的含义。
  • adhere正式用词,语气较严肃刻板,既可指物体粘在一起,也可指坚持信仰或忠于事业等。
  • cling着重靠缠绕、紧抱、紧抓等方式而形成密切关系。也可作引申用。
  • cohere指物质微粒粘合在一起,成为不可分离的整体,强调所形成新物体的不可分割性。可引申指逻辑上的前后一致。