cohere /kəʊˈhɪə/ ( cohering, cohered, coheres )

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  V-RECIP If the different elements of a piece of writing, a piece of music, or a set of ideas cohere, they fit together well so that they form a united whole. (书写片段、音乐或想法)连贯

  例：

  The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.

  这部小说的各部分之间无法连贯起来。

  例：

  This coheres with Peel's championing of alternative music.

  这与皮尔支持另类音乐的做法相一致。

  例：

  The empire could not cohere as a legitimate whole.

  这个帝国无法凝聚成一个合法的整体。