cling
cling
(past and past participle clung )
clinger
noun
语源
(past and past participle clung )
- [no obj.](cling to/on to/on)(of a person or animal) hold on tightly to
（人，动物）黏着，缠着，紧紧握着
she clung to Joe's arm.
她紧挽着乔的手臂。
we sat on the sofa clinging on to one another.
我们坐在沙发上，相互依偎着。
they clung together.
他们粘在一起。
she clung on to life.
她苟延残喘。
■(cling to)adhere or stick firmly or closely to; be hard to part or remove from
牢牢粘住；难以除去
the smell of smoke clung to their clothes.
烟味粘在他们衣服上。
the fabric clung to her smooth skin.
布料紧紧粘在她光滑的皮肤上。
■(cling to)remain very close to
紧贴
the fish cling to the line of the weed.
鱼儿紧贴水草。
■remain persistently or stubbornly faithful to something
坚持，墨守
she clung resolutely to her convictions.
她死死坚持她所深信不疑的信念。
■be overly dependent on someone emotionally
过分依赖
you are clinging to him for security.
你对他过分依赖以获得安全感。
- (亦作 cling peach)a clingstone peach
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clinger
noun
语源
- Old English clingan 'stick together', of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch klingen 'adhere', Middle High German klingen 'climb', also to clench
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