The high solid content water-borne acrylate emulsion as the adhesives were divided into five kinds, namely pressure-sensitive adhesive,paper-plastic laminating adhesive,plastic-wood laminating adhesive,wood adhesive, construction adhesive,textile adhesive,automobile adhesive and so on.This paper introduced the preparation and application of water-borne acrylate emulsion.The development trend of the high solid content(HSC) water-borne acrylate emulsion was stated.