adhere

vi.黏着 (stick,cling)；坚持(hold)

There is a piece of lettuce adhering to the side of your plate.

盘子的一边粘着生菜。

adherent

adj.依附的(adhesive, sticky)

attachment

n.连接物；附件

The vacuum cleaner has six different attachments.

真空吸尘器有六个不同的附件。

cling

vi.黏附(adhere,stick)

The child clung to his mother, begging her not to leave.

那孩子紧紧地抱住母亲，恳求她不要离开。

cohere

vi.附着(connect,fit)

Sticky

adj.粘连的(adhesive)

Stick

v.粘住，粘贴(cling,attach)

The stamp is not sticky enough to stick on the envelope.

这张邮票粘不上信封。

slabby

adj.粘的，胶粘的

conglutinate

v.（使）粘附，（使）黏合

agglutinate

v. 使胶合，使黏合

augment

vt.增大，增加(enlarge, increase)

The addition to the house greatly augmented its value.

房子的扩建大大增加了它的价值。

broaden

v.放宽，变阔

The city broadened the road at the dangerous turn.

城市把危险拐弯处的那条道路拓宽了。

dilate

vt.使膨胀，使扩大(expand, widen)

expand

vi.扩张(outspread)

The balloon expanded slowly.

气球慢慢膨胀。

Sprawl

n.扩展 v.蔓延(spread)

Suburban sprawl caused really bad traffic jams.

郊区的扩建造成了严重的交通堵塞。