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单词 adherent
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Definition of adherent in English:

adherent

noun ədˈhɪər(ə)nt
  • Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.

    追随者,拥护者,信徒

    he was a strong adherent of monetarism

    他是货币主义的忠实信徒。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Any person could be an adherent of the religion concerned, and be entitled to the same privileges and obligations as every other person.
    • Are some religions trying to soften their hard stances to try to attract more adherents, and is that the right thing to do?
    • Her unique confrontational style won her the most devoted adherents and the most rabid enemies.
    • In either its narrow or comprehensive version, utilitarianism has both devoted adherents and fierce opponents.
    • He is an adherent of the somewhat controversial school of evolutionary psychology.
    • He was, in his younger days, an adherent of socialist views.
    • Over the years, as the theory has developed and become more widely known, it has attracted increasing numbers of adherents and sympathizers.
    • As an adherent of the ‘ignore it and it will go away’ school of medicine it was only at my wife's insistence that I made an appointment with my GP.
    • John Duncan was born in Athy in or about 1785 and unlike his brother Thomas he became an ardent adherent of Methodism.
    • Even before that, I was not an adherent of the Freudian theory, just from my own experience.
    • The perception appears to be that I am such a slavish adherent of the letter of the law that I do not grasp the spirit of it.
    • He was not an adherent of an established religious tradition, but followed his own personal faith.
    • The great irony of communism is that its most devoted adherents were not those at the top who brought it into being.
    • He was an adherent of liberation theology, a progressive movement that advocated for the poor.
    • Violet was an adherent of the United Church of Canada.
    • The Soviet Union's ideology had many adherents and apologists throughout the West.
    • Most mainstream religions might raise an eyebrow or two at the idea of their adherents doing that.
    • This distinct liturgical tradition, precisely because it is distinct, is attracting new adherents.
    • Worker militancy certainly persisted, but it attracted fewer adherents than in other countries.
    Synonyms
    follower, supporter, upholder, defender, advocate, disciple, votary, partisan, member, friend, stalwart
    fanatic, zealot
    believer, worshipper, attender
    fan, admirer, enthusiast, devotee, lover, addict, aficionado
    informal hanger-on, groupie, buff, freak, fiend, nut, maniac
    North American informal booster, cohort, rooter
    rare janissary, sectary
adjective ədˈhɪər(ə)nt
  • Sticking fast to an object or surface.

    粘的,粘着的

    the eggs have thick sticky shells to which debris is often adherent
    any adherent sand grains are easily removed

    任何粘着沙粒都很容易被除去。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the style grows and the papillae develop, adherent pollen grains are observed with increasing frequency.
    • Latex beads pipetted onto the surface of adherent aggregates attach to the membrane and are internalized.
    • This produces a shinier and more adherent silver plating.
    • An understanding of the parameters controlling the number of rolling cells is important because it directly influences the number of adherent cells.
    • A growing body of evidence indicates that the primary control of adherent cell shape and deformability is exerted at the level of the cytoskeletal filaments.
    • The mass was removed in multiple pieces, and some of the myocardial muscle was also removed with densely adherent tumor.
    • A 6 cm right adrenal mass that was quite adherent to the inferior vena cava was found.
    • Patients who have adherent clot on their ulcer at endoscopy are at increased risk of rebleeding, as was the case in six of seven patients in this series.
    • The appendix was enlarged and formed an irregular, nodular mass with adherent omentum, measuring 6 x 4 x 4 cm.
    • As shear stress is increased, the number of firmly adherent cells decreases and the distribution of rolling velocities throughout the population becomes wider.
    • Unfortunately the tumor was quite adherent to the left subclavian artery and chest wall and could not be completely removed.
    • This procedure allows visualization of adherent bacteria in the living worms.
    • Other options for removing adherent scale involve applying any of a variety of oils (peanut, olive or mineral) to soften the scale overnight, followed by use of a detergent or coal tar shampoo.
    • The applicability of the light scattering technique would be greatly expanded if it could be implemented using adherent cells.
    • Normal mechanical ventilation produced no change in leukocyte rolling velocity and the number of adherent cells over 2 hours.
    • Signs of high-risk bleeding include active arterial bleeding, nonbleeding visible vessels, nonbleeding adherent clots, and ulcer oozing.
    • It is remarkable that this coupling between energy storage and dissipation has been observed not only in different adherent cells but also in many soft biological tissues.
    • The results from this study indicate that the retraction response is rarely observed in the current population of passive adherent cells selected for investigation.
    • The experiments were repeated four times for each of at least five donors, and the average percentage of adherent cells under each condition was determined.
    • The limitation of our method is that it can only be used for studying cells in suspension and is therefore not suitable for adherent cell lines.
    Synonyms
    adhesive, sticky, sticking, adhering, clinging, tacky, gluey, gummy, gummed, cohesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, mucilaginous
    British claggy
    Scottish &amp Northern English clarty
    informal gooey, gloopy, cloggy, gungy, icky
    North American informal gloppy
    rare tenacious, viscoid

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerent- 'sticking to', from the verb adhaerere (see adhere).

Rhymes

coherent, sederunt

Definition of adherent in US English:

adherent

noun
  • Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.

    追随者,拥护者,信徒

    he was a strong adherent of monetarism

    他是货币主义的忠实信徒。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The great irony of communism is that its most devoted adherents were not those at the top who brought it into being.
    • He is an adherent of the somewhat controversial school of evolutionary psychology.
    • He was not an adherent of an established religious tradition, but followed his own personal faith.
    • Any person could be an adherent of the religion concerned, and be entitled to the same privileges and obligations as every other person.
    • The Soviet Union's ideology had many adherents and apologists throughout the West.
    • Most mainstream religions might raise an eyebrow or two at the idea of their adherents doing that.
    • As an adherent of the ‘ignore it and it will go away’ school of medicine it was only at my wife's insistence that I made an appointment with my GP.
    • In either its narrow or comprehensive version, utilitarianism has both devoted adherents and fierce opponents.
    • Even before that, I was not an adherent of the Freudian theory, just from my own experience.
    • John Duncan was born in Athy in or about 1785 and unlike his brother Thomas he became an ardent adherent of Methodism.
    • Are some religions trying to soften their hard stances to try to attract more adherents, and is that the right thing to do?
    • The perception appears to be that I am such a slavish adherent of the letter of the law that I do not grasp the spirit of it.
    • He was an adherent of liberation theology, a progressive movement that advocated for the poor.
    • Over the years, as the theory has developed and become more widely known, it has attracted increasing numbers of adherents and sympathizers.
    • He was, in his younger days, an adherent of socialist views.
    • Violet was an adherent of the United Church of Canada.
    • Worker militancy certainly persisted, but it attracted fewer adherents than in other countries.
    • This distinct liturgical tradition, precisely because it is distinct, is attracting new adherents.
    • Her unique confrontational style won her the most devoted adherents and the most rabid enemies.
    Synonyms
    follower, supporter, upholder, defender, advocate, disciple, votary, partisan, member, friend, stalwart
adjective
  • Sticking fast to an object or surface.

    粘的,粘着的

    the eggs have thick sticky shells to which debris is often adherent
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A 6 cm right adrenal mass that was quite adherent to the inferior vena cava was found.
    • The appendix was enlarged and formed an irregular, nodular mass with adherent omentum, measuring 6 x 4 x 4 cm.
    • Other options for removing adherent scale involve applying any of a variety of oils (peanut, olive or mineral) to soften the scale overnight, followed by use of a detergent or coal tar shampoo.
    • This produces a shinier and more adherent silver plating.
    • An understanding of the parameters controlling the number of rolling cells is important because it directly influences the number of adherent cells.
    • This procedure allows visualization of adherent bacteria in the living worms.
    • As shear stress is increased, the number of firmly adherent cells decreases and the distribution of rolling velocities throughout the population becomes wider.
    • As the style grows and the papillae develop, adherent pollen grains are observed with increasing frequency.
    • The applicability of the light scattering technique would be greatly expanded if it could be implemented using adherent cells.
    • Patients who have adherent clot on their ulcer at endoscopy are at increased risk of rebleeding, as was the case in six of seven patients in this series.
    • A growing body of evidence indicates that the primary control of adherent cell shape and deformability is exerted at the level of the cytoskeletal filaments.
    • Latex beads pipetted onto the surface of adherent aggregates attach to the membrane and are internalized.
    • The results from this study indicate that the retraction response is rarely observed in the current population of passive adherent cells selected for investigation.
    • Signs of high-risk bleeding include active arterial bleeding, nonbleeding visible vessels, nonbleeding adherent clots, and ulcer oozing.
    • The limitation of our method is that it can only be used for studying cells in suspension and is therefore not suitable for adherent cell lines.
    • The experiments were repeated four times for each of at least five donors, and the average percentage of adherent cells under each condition was determined.
    • The mass was removed in multiple pieces, and some of the myocardial muscle was also removed with densely adherent tumor.
    • Normal mechanical ventilation produced no change in leukocyte rolling velocity and the number of adherent cells over 2 hours.
    • Unfortunately the tumor was quite adherent to the left subclavian artery and chest wall and could not be completely removed.
    • It is remarkable that this coupling between energy storage and dissipation has been observed not only in different adherent cells but also in many soft biological tissues.
    Synonyms
    adhesive, sticky, sticking, adhering, clinging, tacky, gluey, gummy, gummed, cohesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, mucilaginous

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerent- ‘sticking to’, from the verb adhaerere (see adhere).

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