cling
v
(pt, pp clung)
1 [Ipr, Ip] ~ (on) to sb/sth; ~ on; ~ together hold on tightly to sb/sth 紧抓住或抱住某人[某物]
survivors clinging to a raft 紧抓住木筏的生还者
They clung to each other/clung together as they said goodbye. 他们告别时, 紧紧地拥抱在一起. * Cling on tight! 抓紧!
2 [Ipr] ~ (on) to sth be unwilling to abandon sth; refuse to give sth up 舍不得放弃某事物; 拒绝放弃某事物
cling to a belief, an opinion, a theory, etc 坚持一种信仰、 意见、 理论等
cling to one's possessions 舍不得放弃财物
She clung to the hope that he was still alive. 她始终抱著一个希望, 就是他仍活著.
3 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sth) become attached to sth; stick to sth 附著於某物
The smell of smoke clings (to one's clothes) for a long time. 烟味长久附著(在衣服上)不散.
a dress that clings to (ie fits closely so as to show the shape of) the body 紧贴身体(显出体形)的连衣裙.
4 [Ipr] ~ to sb/sth stay close to sb/sth 紧靠著某人[某物]
The ship clung to the coastline. 船紧靠著海岸线.
Don't cling to the kerb when you're driving. 不要紧贴路边开车.
5 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb) (esp derog 尤作贬义) be emotionally dependent on sb; stay too close to sb 感情上依靠某人; 太接近某人; 依恋
Small children cling to their mothers. 小孩子都缠著母亲.
6 (idm 习语) cling/stick to sb like a leech => leech.
🎯 考研助记
克林(谐音)顿” 靠着女孩(g-girl) 长棍(cl)正在(ing) 依恋我
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*[kliŋ]vi. 粘紧, 附着, 紧贴, 坚持相关词组: cling to the hope that... cling to one's own view
But we can't do it without talking to the young people.
但我们不能在没有跟年轻人谈谈的情 下就去做。
No one (or man) is born wise or learned.
人非生而知之者。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.