cling
翻譯
緊貼, 附著, 堅持
例句
The wet clothes cling to his body.
濕衣服緊貼著他的身體。
The child clung to her mother's leg.
孩子緊緊抱住媽媽的腿。
He clings to the hope of her return.
他抱著她會回來的希望。
文法模式
((to sth.)) 緊貼於(某物) The wet clothes cling to his body.
((to sb./sth.)) 緊緊抓住(某人/某物) The child clung to her mother's leg.
((to sth.)) 堅持(希望、信念等) He clings to the hope of her return.
近義詞
同義詞: stick, adhere, hold; 反義詞: release, let go
詞源
源自古英語“clingan”,意為“緊緊抓住,附著”。
記憶技巧
想像一隻猴子緊緊抓住(clinging)樹枝。 “cling”這個發音短促有力,就像這個動作一樣。