clinging

英 [ˈklɪŋɪŋ]

美 [ˈklɪŋɪŋ]

adj.  紧身的; 贴身的; (对别人)依赖性强的，离不开的
v.  抓紧; 紧握; 紧抱; 粘住; 附着; (尤指情感上)依恋，依附
cling的现在分词

现在分词：clinging　

BNC.20838 / COCA.23423

牛津词典

adj.

• 紧身的；贴身的
  sticking to the body and showing its shape
• （对别人）依赖性强的，离不开的
  needing another person too much
  1. a clinging child
     缠人的孩子

柯林斯词典

• VERB 紧紧抓住;抱紧
  If youcling tosomeone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. They hugged each other, clinging together under the lights.
     他们彼此拥抱，在灯光下紧紧相依。
• VERB 抓住(职位或财产)不放
  If someoneclings toa position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult.
  1. He appears determined to cling to power...
     看来他决心要抓住权力不放。
  2. 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。
  3. Japan's productivity has overtaken America in some industries, but elsewhere the United States has clung on to its lead.
     在有些行业，日本的生产效率超过了美国，但在其他行业美国仍然保持着领先的地位。
• VERB (衣服)紧附，黏着
  Clothes thatcling toyou stay pressed against your body when you move.
  1. 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 thatis clinging tosomething else is stuck on it or just attached to it.
  1. 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 someoneclings toa person they are fond of, they do not allow that person to be free or independent.
  1. 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 youcling toan idea or way of behaving, you continue to believe in its value or importance, even though it may no longer be valid or useful.
  1. 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。
  2. They're clinging to the past.
     他们对过去念念不忘。

双语例句

• He always brings one of his clinging vines to our dinner.
  他每次和我们吃饭时都要带上他的“小蜜”。
• In clinging to these small issues you are the Maid's best advocates.
  你们对这些小事纠缠不休，正好变成了少女最得力的辩护人。
• My unfulfilled past clinging to me from behind making death difficult.
  我的未完成的过去，便从后边缠绕到我身上，使我难于死去。
• He'll be just another child, clinging to my skirts.
  他会像我的另一个孩子似的，整天牵着我的裙子转。
• She burst into tears and, clinging to him sobbed in love and anguish.
  她挨紧他坐着，眼泪不断地簌簌下落，因爱和极度痛苦而抽泣着。
• The perfectly proportioned girl in clinging clothes caught everybody's eye.
  那个十分匀称的女郎穿著贴身衣物逮获了大家的眼睛。
• I don't realize you are such a clinging vine.
  我没有料到你是这样一个没有独立性的女人。
• I was not yet twenty then, and I crossed the Ertix River clinging to a horse's neck.
  那时的我还不满二十岁，我是抱着一匹马的脖颈渡过额尔齐斯河的。
• Though other people were there, I was the only one who saw him clinging to that fence.
  虽然当时还有其他人在场，但是只有我一个人看见他靠在栅栏上。
• And who's the one you're clinging to instead of me tonight?
  而今晚代替我在你怀抱里的人是谁？