clings

英 [klɪŋz]

美 [klɪŋz]

v.  抓紧; 紧握; 紧抱; 粘住; 附着; (尤指情感上)依恋，依附
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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

• Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life.
  他虽病得很重，但仍顽强地活下去。
• The largest musical clock in Germany clings to one of the towers.
  德国最的音乐钟就紧贴着此处的一座高塔上。
• The outermost layer of fluid clings to the walls of the tube, and its velocity is zero.
  最外层流体附着管壁，速度为零。
• The dust of the dead words clings to thee.
  死文字的尘土沾着你。
• The dress clings to her body; The shirt stuck to the athlete's sweaty chest.
  这件衣服紧贴着她的身体；衬衫紧贴着运动员的湿胸。
• My bride starts up with fear and delight, she trembles and clings to my breast.
  我的新娘吓得又惊又喜，她颤抖着紧靠在我的胸前。
• Firstly, they are only subjective, and the antithesis of an objective permanently clings to them.
  第一，认为思维规定只是主观的，永远有一客观的和它们对立。
• She clings to a romantic fantasy of wedded bliss.
  她沉醉于婚后幸福的浪漫幻想。
• Fog clings to the hollows.
  云雾附着在山谷中。
• The evening has come. Weariness clings round me like the arms of entreating love.
  夜来到了，困乏像爱的恳求用双臂围抱住我。