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adhere to something
The glue must adhere to the surface for at least 24 hours.
胶水必须粘附在表面至少24小时。
遵守；遵循；符合
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遵守；遵循；符合
to act in accordance with a rule, agreement, or standard
The glue must adhere to the surface for at least 24 hours.
胶水必须粘附在表面至少24小时。
常与 to 连用。
像粘性物质一样紧紧粘住或附着；结合或联合。
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
通过个人结合、信仰、原则等附着或忠诚。
To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
保持一致或连贯；符合；同意。
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
通过粘附固定。
To fasten by adhesion.
adhere
Base
原形
adheres
3rd person
第三人称单数
adhering
-ing
现在分词
adhered
Past
过去式
adhered
Past participle
过去分词
We must adhere to the rules.
我们必须遵守规则。
They adhered to the original plan.
他们坚持了原计划。
She is adhering to the strict guidelines.
她正在遵守严格的规定。
He has always adhered to his principles.
他一直坚守自己的原则。
To keep your job, you must adhere to the company's dress code.
为了保住工作，你必须遵守公司的着装规定。
The company has adhered to its promise to improve working conditions.
公司一直恪守其改善工作条件的承诺。
If we all adhere to the plan, we can finish the project on time.
如果我们都遵循这个计划，我们就能按时完成项目。
The glue must adhere to the surface for at least 24 hours.
胶水必须粘附在表面至少24小时。
及物用法较少见，侧重于使某物附着于另一物。
He adhered the poster to the wall with tape.
他用胶带把海报粘在墙上。
All employees must adhere to the company's safety regulations.
所有员工必须遵守公司的安全规定。
Not this
He adheres the rules.
Use this
He adheres to the rules.
动词 adhere 作“遵守”解时是不及物动词，需搭配介词 to，不能直接跟宾语。
Not this
The glue adheres on the paper.
Use this
The glue adheres to the paper.
动词 adhere 表示“粘附”时，固定搭配介词 to，而非 on，表示附着在表面上。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
粘附；遵守；坚持
The glue caused the paper to adhere to the wall.
胶水使纸张粘附在墙上。
严格遵守
You must adhere strictly to the instructions.
你必须严格遵守说明。
遵守规则
All players must adhere to the rules of the game.
所有选手必须遵守比赛规则。
坚持原则
He always adheres to his principles no matter what.
无论发生什么，他始终坚持自己的原则。
遵守时间表
We need to adhere to the schedule to finish on time.
我们需要遵守时间表才能按时完成。
遵守政策
The organization expects everyone to adhere to its policies.
该组织期望每个人遵守其政策。
遵守；坚持
You must adhere to the company's policies at all times.
你必须时刻遵守公司的政策。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一张广告（ad）粘在这里（here），怎么撕都撕不掉，所以adhere表示“粘附、坚持”。
该词多用于正式语境，表示遵守规则或坚持原则；在物理意义上表示粘附，常见于技术描述。
注意：/hɪə/, /mɪə/, /sɪnˈsɪə/, /sɪˈvɪə/ 与目标词押韵。而 /ðeə/, /weə/ 拼写相似但发音不同（末尾是 /eə/ 而非 /ɪə/）。
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