adhere

/ədˈhɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ədˈhɪr/ (ame, ipa) · /ad-ˈhir əd-/ (ame, mw)

adhere — verb

1. to stay joined to a surface, material, or skin instead of coming off.

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to stay joined to a surface, material, or skin instead of coming off.

例句

Wet leaves adhered to the bottom of Ella's red rain boots.

adhere to + surface

The label would not adhere to the cold glass bottle.

negative form in product instructions

同義詞
  • stick

    the everyday word for this idea in normal speech

  • cling

    suggests tighter contact and is also used for emotional meanings

  • attach

    usually transitive, when someone puts one thing onto another

反義詞
  • detach

    become separated from the surface

  • peel off

    common for labels, tape, and thin layers coming away

文法句型

adhere + to + surface/material

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'to' plus the surface or material involved. In everyday speech, people often say 'stick to' instead; 'adhere' is more common in technical, medical, or product-writing contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The label adhered on the bottle.
✅The label adhered to the bottle.
💡this sense normally takes 'to', not 'on'.