mindmap root((附着)) stick implies an attachment by affixing or by or as if by being glued together: the gummed label will ~ when pressed. adhere is often interchangeable with stick, but sometimes implies a growing together of parts normally distinct: muscle fibers will ~ following surgery. cohere suggests a sticking together of parts so that they form a unified mass: eggs will make the mixture ~. cling implies an attachment by or as by hanging on with arms or tendrils: always ~ to a capsized ship. （capsize船翻, CBS一条新闻: amazing survival at sea: 2 men cling to capsized boat for more than a week两名紧抓翻船两星期的幸存者） cleave stresses closeness and strength of the attachment: barnacles ~ to the hull of the ship.