clinging

英 [ˈklɪŋɪŋ]

美 [ˈklɪŋɪŋ]

adj.  紧身的; 贴身的; (对别人)依赖性强的，离不开的
v.  抓紧; 紧握; 紧抱; 粘住; 附着; (尤指情感上)依恋，依附
cling的现在分词

现在分词：clinging　

BNC.20838 / COCA.23423

牛津词典

adj.

• 紧身的；贴身的
  sticking to the body and showing its shape
• （对别人）依赖性强的，离不开的
  needing another person too much
  1. a clinging child
     缠人的孩子

柯林斯词典

• VERB 紧紧抓住;抱紧
  If youcling tosomeone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
  1. Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank...
     另外一个人因为紧紧攀住河堤而获救。
  2. She had to cling onto the door handle until the pain passed...
     她只好紧紧握住门把手，直到不疼了才松开。
  3. They hugged each other, clinging together under the lights.
     他们彼此拥抱，在灯光下紧紧相依。
• VERB 抓住(职位或财产)不放
  If someoneclings toa position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult.
  1. He appears determined to cling to power...
     看来他决心要抓住权力不放。
  2. Another minister clung on with a majority of only 18...
     另一位部长仅以18票的微弱优势保住了职位。
  3. Japan's productivity has overtaken America in some industries, but elsewhere the United States has clung on to its lead.
     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。
• VERB (衣服)紧附，黏着
  Clothes thatcling toyou stay pressed against your body when you move.
  1. His sodden trousers were clinging to his shins.
     湿淋淋的裤子紧紧粘在他小腿上。
• VERB 黏附；粘住
  Something thatis clinging tosomething else is stuck on it or just attached to it.
  1. Her glass had bits of orange clinging to the rim.
     她的杯口上粘有些许橙汁。
• VERB 缠住;依附
  If someoneclings toa person they are fond of, they do not allow that person to be free or independent.
  1. I was terrified he would leave me, so I was clinging to him.
     我害怕他会离开我，所以缠着他不放。
• VERB 墨守，坚持(观念或行为方式)
  If youcling toan idea or way of behaving, you continue to believe in its value or importance, even though it may no longer be valid or useful.
  1. They know scholars reject their legend, but they still cling to their belief...
     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。
  2. They're clinging to the past.
     他们对过去念念不忘。

双语例句

• It's all over when a woman starts clinging to a man.
  如果一个女人开始缠着一个男人，那么一切都结束了。
• And who's the one you're clinging to instead of me tonight?
  而今晚代替我在你怀抱里的人是谁？
• Why are you clinging on to her?
  你为何抱着她？
• Ego is clinging to something which you deliberately sacrificing.
  自我就是对那些你故意要献出的东西的执著。
• The church was old and grey, with ivy clinging to the walls, and round the porch.
  教堂老了，幽黯了，常春藤爬满了墙壁和门廊四周。
• He always brings one of his clinging vines to our dinner.
  他每次和我们吃饭时都要带上他的“小蜜”。
• In clinging to these small issues you are the Maid's best advocates.
  你们对这些小事纠缠不休，正好变成了少女最得力的辩护人。
• They're clinging to the past.
  他们对过去念念不忘。
• They hugged each other, clinging together under the lights.
  他们彼此拥抱，在灯光下紧紧相依。
• We discerned the figure of a man clinging to the mast of the wrecked ship.
  我们费力地看到了一个人影，悬浮在遇难船只的桅杆上。