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
cling的第三人称单数

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

• Mud clings to our shoes.
  泥粘在我们的鞋上。
• And when Fernando brings him carrots, Magnum clings to the man like a little boy, eager for love and approval.
  而当费尔南多带来了他的胡萝卜，万能坚持像一个小男孩的男子，渴望爱和批准。
• The touch of nameless days clings to my heart like mosses round the old tree.
  无名岁月的感触缠绕在我的心头，像寂寂的青苔依附着老树。
• Even the dust from your city which clings to our feet, we wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has drawn near.
  就是你们城里的尘土，粘在我们的脚上，我们也当着你们擦去。虽然如此，你们该知道神的国已经临近了。
• Bright red fruit clings to the branches of high bush cranberry growing in Canada's Jasper National Park.
  鲜红的果实挂满了生长在加拿大杰士伯国家公园里的高灌木酸果蔓的枝桠上。
• The scent of the Dark Umbra clings to them, adding to the eerie mystery that shrouds them.
  暗影界影响紧随着他们，带给他们怪诞的神秘气息。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ivy clings to the wall.
  爬山虎巴在墙上。
• What is this'me'that your mind clings to, and that you want to be continued?
  你头脑中念念不忘、要继续下去的“我”是什么？