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单词 cohesion
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Definition of cohesion in English:

cohesion

noun kə(ʊ)ˈhiːʒ(ə)nkoʊˈhiʒən
mass noun
  • 1The action or fact of forming a united whole.

    the work at present lacks cohesion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Indeed, the team looked flustered and their play at this stage lacked any cohesion.
    • The advantage of the nation-state is its relative sense of voluntary cohesion and hence stability.
    • When regional Australia prospers, more jobs are created and social cohesion is strengthened.
    • If the bid was successful it would help support community cohesion and develop citizenship among young people.
    • Larger armies were thereby feasible, but lacked the degree of cohesion and professionalism found in English armies.
    • The disadvantage is that the book hardly ever ventures beyond description, and lacks intellectual cohesion.
    • What the land offers in opposition to the alienation of the city is cohesion and wholeness.
    • Our first-up tackling was weak, our forward play lacked cohesion and we looked under pressure from the word go.
    • Religion is often seen as providing cohesion to societies and lies at the root of our law, institutions and values.
    • If you think about it the whole principle of stop-loss is based on unit cohesion.
    • They lacked cohesion and, for the most part, played as 15 individuals rather than a single unit.
    • Such neighbourhoods are chronically poor and lack the social cohesion of an established community.
    • The contest saw both sides lacking in cohesion and direction.
    • Freedom of expression and social cohesion are under severe threat in a society that once prided itself on tolerance and civic liberty.
    • This critically contributes to the economy and social cohesion of the country.
    • Social cohesion is important to their stability and progress.
    • If the album does have a fault, it's that there is a lack of cohesion.
    • Other observers say the premier isn't to blame for the lack of cohesion in the cabinet.
    • It matters not whether government acts in the common good out of compassion or out of a pragmatic desire to aid social cohesion or other motives.
    • We should start from the premise that there is a need for all members of our global village to work towards harmony, cohesion and a peaceful world.
    Synonyms
    unity, togetherness, solidarity, bond, sticking together, continuity, coherence, connection, linkage, interrelatedness
    1. 1.1Physics The sticking together of particles of the same substance.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A dense clay would be very cohesive, while beach sand has no cohesion whatsoever.
      • Fine sand-sized particles are most rapidly moved, because silt and clay particles show more cohesion.
      • There is a limit to the degree of influence that the number of neutrons has over the cohesion of the nucleus.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin cohaes- 'cleaved together', from the verb cohaerere (see cohere), on the pattern of adhesion.

Rhymes

adhesion, Friesian, lesion
 
 

Definition of cohesion in US English:

cohesion

nounkoʊˈhiʒənkōˈhēZHən
  • 1The action or fact of forming a united whole.

    the work at present lacks cohesion
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our first-up tackling was weak, our forward play lacked cohesion and we looked under pressure from the word go.
    • Such neighbourhoods are chronically poor and lack the social cohesion of an established community.
    • This critically contributes to the economy and social cohesion of the country.
    • Indeed, the team looked flustered and their play at this stage lacked any cohesion.
    • Social cohesion is important to their stability and progress.
    • If the album does have a fault, it's that there is a lack of cohesion.
    • We should start from the premise that there is a need for all members of our global village to work towards harmony, cohesion and a peaceful world.
    • If the bid was successful it would help support community cohesion and develop citizenship among young people.
    • The contest saw both sides lacking in cohesion and direction.
    • It matters not whether government acts in the common good out of compassion or out of a pragmatic desire to aid social cohesion or other motives.
    • Other observers say the premier isn't to blame for the lack of cohesion in the cabinet.
    • The disadvantage is that the book hardly ever ventures beyond description, and lacks intellectual cohesion.
    • Larger armies were thereby feasible, but lacked the degree of cohesion and professionalism found in English armies.
    • What the land offers in opposition to the alienation of the city is cohesion and wholeness.
    • Freedom of expression and social cohesion are under severe threat in a society that once prided itself on tolerance and civic liberty.
    • When regional Australia prospers, more jobs are created and social cohesion is strengthened.
    • Religion is often seen as providing cohesion to societies and lies at the root of our law, institutions and values.
    • They lacked cohesion and, for the most part, played as 15 individuals rather than a single unit.
    • If you think about it the whole principle of stop-loss is based on unit cohesion.
    • The advantage of the nation-state is its relative sense of voluntary cohesion and hence stability.
    Synonyms
    unity, togetherness, solidarity, bond, sticking together, continuity, coherence, connection, linkage, interrelatedness
    1. 1.1Physics The sticking together of particles of the same substance.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Fine sand-sized particles are most rapidly moved, because silt and clay particles show more cohesion.
      • There is a limit to the degree of influence that the number of neutrons has over the cohesion of the nucleus.
      • A dense clay would be very cohesive, while beach sand has no cohesion whatsoever.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin cohaes- ‘cleaved together’, from the verb cohaerere (see cohere), on the pattern of adhesion.

 
 
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