1 VERB 紧紧抓住;抱紧 If you
cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
紧紧抓住;抱紧 -
Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank. [V + to/onto]
另外一个人因为紧紧攀住河堤而获救。
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She had to cling onto the door handle until the pain passed. [V to/onto n]
她只好紧紧握住门把手,直到不疼了才松开。
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They hugged each other, clinging together under the lights. [V + together]
他们彼此拥抱,在灯光下紧紧相依。
2 VERB 抓住(职位或财产)不放 If someone
clings to a position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult.
抓住(职位或财产)不放 -
He appears determined to cling to power. [V + to/onto]
看来他决心要抓住权力不放。
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Another minister clung on with a majority of only 18. [VERB + on]
另一位部长仅以18票的微弱优势保住了职位。
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Japan's productivity has overtaken America in some industries, but elsewhere the United States has clung on to its lead. [V + on to]
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。
3 VERB (衣服)紧附,黏着 Clothes that
cling to you stay pressed against your body when you move.
(衣服)紧附,黏着 SYN stick to, attach to, adhere to, fasten to
4 VERB 黏附;粘住 Something that
is clinging to something else is stuck on it or just attached to it.
黏附;粘住 5 VERB 缠住;依附 If someone
clings to a person they are fond of, they do not allow that person to be free or independent.
缠住;依附 [disapproval] 6 VERB 墨守,坚持(观念或行为方式) If you
cling to an idea or way of behaving, you continue to believe in its value or importance, even though it may no longer be valid or useful.
墨守,坚持(观念或行为方式) -
They know scholars reject their legend, but they still cling to their belief. [VERB to noun]
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。
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They're clinging to the past. [VERB to noun]
他们对过去念念不忘。
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