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cling

/klɪŋ/ /klɪŋ/
  • v.
    抓住,抱紧;黏附,粘住;依恋,依附;坚持,坚信;紧抓不放,坚守
  • n.
    粘核桃
复数clings
第三人称单数clings
现在分词clinging
过去式clung
过去分词clung
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词语例句

  1. 抓住,抱紧vi.

    四级
    • Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank.

      另一个男人因为紧紧抓住了河堤而被救了。

    • As much as we would like to cling on to our past, even the saddest moments can be washed away with time.

      尽管我们很想抓住过去不放,但即使是最悲伤的时刻,也会被时间冲淡。

  2. 黏附,粘住vi.

    六级
    • The wet shirt clung to his chest.

      湿衬衫紧贴在他的胸部。

    • Other birds unknowingly carry seeds that cling to them for the ride.

      其他鸟类不知不觉地携带着种子,这些种子附着在它们身上搭便车。

  3. 依恋,依附vi.

    六级
    • After her mother's death, Sara clung to her aunt more than ever.

      萨拉在母亲去世后比以往任何时候都更依附于她的姨妈。

    • He tells the story of a patient, a first-time mother who complained that her young son was always clinging to her.

      他讲了一个病人的故事,一个第一次做母亲的人,抱怨她的小儿子总是缠着她。

  4. 坚持,坚信vi.

    六级
    • In spite of his illness, he clung tenaciously to his job.

      尽管有病,他仍顽强地坚持工作。

    • Since the 1980s, America has been increasingly clinging to the ideology of uncontrolled free markets and dismissing the role of government.

      自20世纪80年代以来,美国越来越坚持不受控制的自由市场的意识形态,并无视政府的作用。

  1. Since you don't like your perception of him, why cling to it?
    既然你不喜欢你对他的看法,为什么还坚持这个看法呢?
  2. He had one last hope to cling on to.
    他还抱着最后的一线希望。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws.
    那只猫试图用爪子抓紧边沿。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • cling to
    坚持;依附;粘住;依靠
  • cling-clang
    叮当作响;铿锵声;象声词;形容金属
  • Cling film
    保鲜膜;食品薄膜;保鲜纸
  • cling hold
    抓握式把手点;手握支点
  • Cling Thing
    黏黏小球

词语扩展

vi.
坚持,墨守;紧贴;附着
  • stick/glue/cohere/cling/adhere
    • stick常指用胶水或浆糊粘贴,词义引申指坚持。
    • glue与stick的本义相同,指用胶水把东西粘合在一起,没有“坚持”的含义。
    • cohere指物质微粒粘合在一起,成为不可分离的整体,强调所形成新物体的不可分割性。可引申指逻辑上的前后一致。
    • cling着重靠缠绕、紧抱、紧抓等方式而形成密切关系。也可作引申用。
    • adhere正式用词,语气较严肃刻板,既可指物体粘在一起,也可指坚持信仰或忠于事业等。
  • persevere/insist/persist/cling/adhere
    • persevere含褒义,强调坚持不懈的努力。
    • insist通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。
    • persist用于褒义指坚持继续做某事,但更常用于贬义,指不听劝告,顽固坚持。
    • cling和to连用,指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。
    • adhere与to连用,指坚持意见、计划或承诺等,含坚持不懈之意。

词义分布

坚持
50%
紧贴
22.2%
附着
16.7%
黏附
11.1%

英英释义

  • n.fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
  • v.come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
  • v.to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
  • v.hold on tightly or tenaciously
  1. v.
    to hold someone or something tightly
    抓紧;握紧;抱紧
    • The man was rescued as he clung to the boat.
      因为紧紧抓住了船,那名男子获救了。

词源

  • cling抓紧
    来自PIE*glei,黏,粘,词源同clay,glue.