cling
verb
klɪŋ
verb
1
to
hold
someone
or
something
tightly,
especially
because
you
do
not
feel
safe
〔尤指感觉不安全而〕紧紧抓住 （抱住）
always + adv/prep
[+
to/on/at
etc
]
He
wailed
and
clung
to
his
mother.
他大声哭着，紧紧抱住他的母亲。
Passengers
clung
desperately
onto
the
lifeboats.
乘客们拼命抓住救生艇。
2
to
stick
to
someone
or
something,
or
seem
to
surround
them
缠着; 黏着
always + adv/prep
[+
to/around
etc
]
His
wet
shirt
clung
to
his
body.
他的湿衬衫紧贴在身上。
The
smell
of
cigarette
smoke
clung
to
her
clothes.
香烟的味道沾在她的衣服上。
3
to
stay
close
to
someone
all
the
time
because
you
are
too
dependent
on
them
or
do
not
feel
safe
–
used
to
show
disapproval
挨近，贴近; 依附〔含贬义〕
Some
children
tend
to
cling
on
their
first
day
at
school.
有些小孩在上学第一天可能会有恋家的情绪。
a
less
clinging
wife
依赖性不太强的妻子
4
to
continue
trying
to
stay
in
power,
in
business
etc
坚守，试图保留
Other
businesses
cling
on
and
hope.
其他企业坚持着并且抱着希望。
5
to
continue
to
believe
or
do
something,
even
though
it
may
not
be
true
or
useful
any
longer
坚持，墨守〔某事物〕
cling
to
the
hope/belief/idea
etc
(that)
He
clung
to
the
hope
that
she
would
be
cured.
他一直抱着她会治愈的希望。
6
to
stay
in
a
position
of
power
or
stay
ahead,
when
this
is
difficult,
or
to
try
to
do
this
紧紧抓住〔权力等〕不放
an
attempt
to
cling
to
power
试图抓住权力不放