| 释义 |
cling¹ /klɪŋ/ vi. | n. | a. | phr.
I (clung /klʌŋ/)
vi.
1. 黏着；缠着 (to)
The mud clung to her shoes. 泥浆黏在她的鞋上。
2. 紧紧抓住(或抱住) (to)
She wore a silk dress that clung to her figure. 她穿了一件紧身的丝绸衣服。
The frightened child clung to her mother. 受惊的小孩紧紧抱住她的母亲。
cling to power (office) 抓住权力(职位)不放
3. 挨近，靠拢 (to)
That boat clung to the coastline. 那条船紧靠着海岸线航行。
4. 坚持，墨守；忠实于 (to)
Many recent immigrants to the city often cling to their small-town values. 许多新来这个城市的移民常墨守他们的小城镇价值观。
cling to a policy of hostility 坚持敌对政策
After so many years, he was clinging to the hope that she would return. 那么多年后，他还抱着她会回来的希望。
cling to one's friends 对朋友忠诚
5. 依恋；依附 (to)
She's the clinging sort. 她是那种有依赖性的人。
He clings to his mother for support. 他老是靠母亲扶养。
6. 逗留不去，萦绕不散 (to)
The odour clung to the room. 那气味充斥着房间散不出去。
The old culture clings in the western Highlands. 在西部高地仍旧保留着古老的文化。
His mother's last words clung to his memory. 他始终不忘他母亲临终时的话。
II n.
1. 坚持，墨守；执著；依附
2. 黏核桃；黏核
III a.
黏核的
a cling peach 黏核桃
[< OE clingan] phr. cling together 1. 黏在一起 The pages of this book have clung together. 这本书的书页都黏在一起了。2. 〈口〉互相忠诚 Members of a family should cling together in times of trouble. 一家人在困难时要一条心。 |