cling/klɪŋ/ (clung, clung)

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1. 紧紧抓住(或抱住)

• They clung together when the time came for them to part. 当分离的时刻来到时，他们紧紧地抱在一起。

• The child clung onto his mother. 那个孩子紧紧地抱住妈妈。

2. 粘着；缠着

• The mud clung to his boots. 泥浆粘在他的靴子上。

• The ivy clings to the wall. 常春藤贴墙生长。

3. 挨近，靠拢

• The ship clung to the coastline. 那艘船紧靠着海岸线航行。

4. 坚持；忠实于

• cling to one's own views 坚持自己的观点

• She clung to her friends. 她忠实于自己的朋友。

5. 萦绕不散，逗留不去

• Her father's last words clung to her memory. 父亲的遗言一直萦绕在她的脑际。

• The smell of cigarette smoke in this room tends to cling. 这个屋子里香烟的气味不易散去。

6. 依恋；依附

• cling to mother's apron strings 依赖母亲