adherent
英 [ədˈhɪərənt] 美 [ədˈhɪrənt]
【正式用语】（政党、思想的）拥护者、追随者、信徒
- This idea is gaining adherents.
这种观念正在赢得更多的拥护者。 - She has long been an adherent of the Communist Party.
长期以来她一直是共产党的拥护者。
adverse
英 [ˈædvɜːs] 美 [ədˈvɜːrs]
不利的、有害的、反面的
- The match has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.
由于天气恶劣，这场比赛已被取消。 - They received a lot of adverse publicity/criticism about the changes.
这些变化为他们招致种种负面报道／非难。 - So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects.
迄今为止，人们一直认为这种药物没有任何副作用。
adversary
英 [ˈædvəsəri] 美 [ˈædvərseri]
【正式用语】（辩论、战斗中的）敌手、对手
- Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。 - His political adversaries were creating a certain amount of trouble for him.
他的政敌正在给他制造一些麻烦。
adjoin
英 [əˈdʒɔɪn] 美 [əˈdʒɔɪn]
【正式用语】紧挨、邻接、毗连
- The stables adjoin the west wing of the house.
马厩紧挨着房子的西厢。 - It's at this point that these three neighbourhoods adjoin.
这儿正是这三个街区的交界点。
adjourn
英 [əˈdʒɜːn] 美 [əˈdʒɜːrn]
【常用被动】休庭、休会、延期
- The meeting was adjourned until Tuesday.
休会至星期二。 - Shall we adjourn for lunch?
我们暂停先去吃午饭好吗？
