| 释义 |
co·here
\kōˈhi(ə)r, -iə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin cohaerēre, from co- + haerēre to stick, cling — more at hesitate
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to hold together firmly, solidly, stickily, with resistance to separation (as of ingredients in a conglomeration or similar particles in a mass)
< particles of wet sand cohere >
< the two sticky surfaces cohere >
often : stick, adhere — usually used of a substance stuck to a similar substance
b. botany : to display cohesion
2.
a. : to consist of or become marked by parts, ingredients, or elements which cohere
< despite the addition of a bonding agent the mass would not cohere >
b.
(1) of a group or community : to become harmoniously united by common interests or sense of social membership or by emotional ties and especially with the cooperative playing down of any individual differences or disagreements
< torn by personal animosities, the town did not cohere in any of its endeavors >
(2) of an individual : to be a cooperative part of a group or community united in this way
< the necessity that he shall conform, that he shall cohere — T.S.Eliot >
c. : to have unambiguous connectedness and logical or aesthetic interrelation of parts : fit together naturally and consistently with suitable order, proportion, and similarity of tone without jar or wrench
< did not the whole composition cohere, were its unity broken, it would be not one picture — Irwin Edman >
d. : to become fittingly connected or unified by certain principles, relationships, or themes especially in the study or presentation of one purpose or idea
< pure arithmetic coheres with its basal elements given in whole numbers — Samuel Alexander >
3. : to be consistent : suit, fit
< the account coheres >
< the adornments cohere with the base design >
transitive verb
: to make (parts or components) fit or stick together in a suitable or orderly way
< amends, coheres, and sharpens our map — Times Literary Supplement >
Synonyms: see adhere |