1 B1 中性
紧紧抓住某人或某物,通常出于害怕、爱或不安全感。
"The frightened child clung to her mother's hand as they entered the hospital."
不可分离
紧紧抓住某物或某人;也指不肯放弃某种信念、希望或感情。
非常紧地抓住某人或某物;或即使很难也仍然相信某事。
共 3 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
紧紧抓住某人或某物,通常出于害怕、爱或不安全感。
"The frightened child clung to her mother's hand as they entered the hospital."
即使某种信念、希望、想法或生活方式正在消失或受到挑战,仍不肯放弃它。
"He clung to the hope that she would change her mind, even after months of silence."
We will cling to the hope that tomorrow will bring better news.
— General usage widely attributed to Winston Churchill's wartime speeches; similar phrasing in many recorded addresses, 1940–1941
(衣服或材料)紧贴身体或某个表面。
"The wet shirt clung to his back in the summer heat."
让自己在身体上附着于某物,就像动物抓住树枝一样。
非常紧地抓住某人或某物;或即使很难也仍然相信某事。
字面义和比喻义都很常见。比喻义常暗示一个人所 cling to 的东西正在消失、已经过时,或不再现实(如 cling to hope, cling to the past)。常带有感情色彩。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "cling to" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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