| 单词 | cling |
| 释义 | cling (once / 167 pages) 1v 2n 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. WORD FAMILYcling: clinged, clinging, clings, clung USAGE EXAMPLESHe clung to his Methodism while criticizing some of its dogma. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Rather than examine what’s really wrong with Metro, they cling to the baseless claim that Metro’s problems stem predominately from a lack of taxpayer funding. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) After five seasons spent clinging to the narrative of George R.R. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v hold on tightly or tenaciously The child clung to his mother's apron Syn|Hyper hang grasp, hold on hold firmly 2v come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation The dress clings to her body Syn|Hypo|Hyper adhere, cleave, cohere, stick adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to stick to firmly stickfasten with an adhesive material like glue mold fit tightly, follow the contours of conglutinatestick together agglutinateclump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. haemagglutinate, hemagglutinatecause the clumping together (of red blood cells) adjoin, contact, meet, touch be in direct physical contact with; make contact 3v to remain emotionally or intellectually attached 2He clings to the idea that she might still love him. n fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit Syn|Hyper clingstone edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
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