clinging
clinging
英[ˈklɪŋɪŋ]美[ˈklɪŋɪŋ]
adj.执着的，有黏性的，紧靠着的，紧贴着的；
v.附着于( cling的现在分词 )，抓紧或抱住，坚持，依恋，依附于；
例句
houses clinging precariously to sheer cliffs附在峭壁上摇摇欲坠的房子
We discerned the figure of a man clinging to the mast of the wrecked ship.我们看见一个人紧抱着破船的桅杆。
She’s clinging on to the past.她墨守过时的东西。
Dewdrops were still clinging on the trees.露珠仍沾在树上。
I was very frightened and clinging on like mad.我很害怕,拼命地向上爬.
In clinging to these small issues you are the Maid's best advocates.你们对这些小事纠缠不休,正好变成了少女*得力的辩护人.
He sat down and, clinging to the thwart, began to sob quietly.他坐下去, 抓住了座板, 开始低声哭泣.
Perfume too seemed to emanate from the glorious hair and white clinging vestments of she herself.她光亮的头发和雪白的罩袍也散发着这种香气.
She was anxious not to appear clinging.她竭力不让自己看上去显得过分依恋别人。
Clinging to outside sources indicates a lack of assuredness inwardly.依赖于外部情报源,表明你缺乏内在的确信.
英语六级真题
He tells the story of a patient, a first-time mother who complained that her young son was always clinging to her, wrapping himself around her legs wherever she went.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Since the 1980s, America has been increasingly clinging to the ideology of uncontrolled free markets and dismissing the role of government---following Ronald Regan's idea that "government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
紧紧抓住;抱紧
If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
例句
Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank...另外一个人因为紧紧攀住河堤而获救。She had to cling onto the door handle until the pain passed...她只好紧紧握住门把手，直到不疼了才松开。VERB
抓住(职位或财产)不放
If someone clings to a position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult.
例句
He appears determined to cling to power...看来他决心要抓住权力不放。Another minister clung on with a majority of only 18...另一位部长仅以18票的微弱优势保住了职位。VERB
(衣服)紧附，黏着
Clothes that cling to you stay pressed against your body when you move.
例句
His sodden trousers were clinging to his shins.湿淋淋的裤子紧紧粘在他小腿上。VERB
黏附；粘住
Something that is clinging to something else is stuck on it or just attached to it.
例句
Her glass had bits of orange clinging to the rim.她的杯口上粘有些许橙汁。VERB
缠住;依附
If someone clings to a person they are fond of, they do not allow that person to be free or independent.
例句
I was terrified he would leave me, so I was clinging to him.我害怕他会离开我，所以缠着他不放。VERB
墨守，坚持(观念或行为方式)
If you cling to an idea or way of behaving, you continue to believe in its value or importance, even though it may no longer be valid or useful.
例句
They know scholars reject their legend, but they still cling to their belief...尽管知道学者们不相信他们的传说，他们还是坚持自己的信仰。They're clinging to the past.他们对过去念念不忘。英汉词典释义
adj.
执着的
She’s clinging on to the past.她墨守过时的东西。有黏性的；紧靠着的；紧贴着的
