cling
cling
英[klɪŋ]美[klɪŋ]
v.抓紧，黏附，缠住，坚持（观念或行为方式） ；
第三人称单数：clings;
过去式：clung;
过去分词：clung;
现在分词：clinging;
例句
Whenever we move to a new house, we always cling to far too many possessions.我们每次搬家时, 总是保留过多的东西。
Leaf - tailed geckos cling to the trees, cloaked in green.叶尾壁虎趴在树上, 披着绿色的外衣.
Wet clothes cling to the body.湿衣服贴身.
He appears determined to cling to power.看来他决心要抓住权力不放。
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。
She had to cling onto the doorhandle until the pain passed.她不得不抓紧门把手，直到那阵疼痛过去。
The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
He managed to cling on to a ledge 40ft down the rock face...他设法紧紧地攀在了距岩壁顶端 40 英尺的岩礁上。
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。
He appears determined to cling to power...看来他决心要抓住权力不放。
英语六级真题
Clinging to racism prolongs inequity and discrimination.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Other birds unknowingly carry seeds that cling to them for the ride.
出自-2016年12月听力原文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Patches of paint still cling to the stone walls of the bedroom and reception hall.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B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
vi.
附着于 缠住 绕著
Dewdrops were still clinging on the trees.露珠仍沾在树上。抓紧或抱住
He clung to the rope with both hands.他双手紧紧抓住绳子。坚持
He clung to his own view.他坚持己见。vt.
依恋，依附于
英英词典释义
Noun
1. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Verb
1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;
"The dress clings to her body""The label stuck to the box""The sushi rice grains cohere"2. to remain emotionally or intellectually attached;
"He clings to the idea that she might still love him."3. hold on tightly or tenaciously;
"hang on to your father's hands""The child clung to his mother's apron"
