cling

英[klɪŋ]美[klɪŋ]
  • vi. 紧贴；附着；依恋；坚持
  • n. 紧抓；紧贴

    • 双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I + adv/prep ] 依附，附着;抓紧，抱紧

      We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.

      我们湿透了，衣服紧紧地贴在身上。

      They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder.

      尖叫声越来越大，他们惊恐地紧紧抱在一起。

      One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.

      一个小女孩紧紧抱着一只可爱的玩具。

      She clung to the handrail as she walked down the slippery steps.

      她顺着滑溜溜的台阶往下走时紧紧抓住扶手。

    2. [ I usually + adv/prep ] 紧挨着;接近;贴近

      The road clings to (= closely follows) the coastline for several miles, then it turns inland.

      这条路沿海岸线延伸了几英里，然后转向内陆。

    3. [ I ] 依恋，依附

      Jenny is the kind of child who always clings whenever she's taken to a new place.

      珍妮是那种每到一个陌生地方都会很粘人的孩子。

    小知识

    To cling is to tightly grasp something or to stick closely to something, like how wet clothes cling to the wearer.

    Clinging has to do with closeness. A scared child will cling to his parent, holding on tight. People in love cling to one another in embraces. When you're on a roller coaster, it's best to cling to whatever restraint you can. Similarly, things cling to each other when they're hard to separate. Clothes fresh out of the dryer often cling to each other. Strands of cooked spaghetti cling to each other. Stretchy clothing like spandex clings to the bodies of the people who wear it.

    实用短语

    1. cling to

      坚持,依附,粘住,依靠

    2. cling-clang

      叮当作响,铿锵声,象声词,形容金属

    3. cling film

      保鲜膜,食品薄膜,保鲜纸

    4. cling hold

      抓握式把手点,手握支点

    5. cling thing

      黏黏小球

    6. cling to youth

      与年轻人呆在一起

    7. cling wrap

      保鲜膜,保鲜纸,粘着外包装膜

    8. cling-film

      薄膜,

    常用短语

    1. cling film

      食品薄膜

    同义词辨析

    insist, persist, persevere, adhere, cling

    这些动词均有”坚持”之意。

    • insist： 通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。
    • persist： 用于褒义指坚持继续做某事，但更常用于贬义，指不听劝告，顽固坚持。
    • persevere： 含褒义，强调坚持不懈的努力。
    • adhere与to连用，指坚持意见、计划或承诺等，含坚持不懈之意。
    • cling和to连用，指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。
    stick, glue, adhere, cling, cohere

    这些动词均有”粘着，附着”之意。

    • stick： 常指用胶水或浆糊粘贴，词义引申指坚持。
    • glue与stick的本义相同，指用胶水把东西粘合在一起，没有”坚持”的含义。
    • adhere： 正式用词，语气较严肃刻板，既可指物体粘在一起，也可指坚持信仰或忠于事业等。
    • cling： 着重靠缠绕、紧抱、紧抓等方式而形成密切关系。也可作引申用。
    • cohere： 指物质微粒粘合在一起，成为不可分离的整体，强调所形成新物体的不可分割性。可引申指逻辑上的前后一致。

    同义词

    vi.紧握;粘附;坚持

    grasp  /  stick  /  adhere  /  hold

    其他释义

    cohere  /  hold  /  grasp  /  adhere  /  adhesion  /  stick