cling [ kliŋ ]
vi.
基本義:緊握,抱著;
They clung together when the time came to part.
分離的時候到了, 他們緊抱著不肯分開。
引申義:1、纏住,粘著
Beads of dew still clung to the roses.
玫瑰花上仍然掛著露珠。
Small children cling to their mothers.
小孩子都纏著母親.
2. 貼近,靠近
Don't cling to the kerb when you're driving.
不要緊貼路邊開車.
3. 依戀;依靠
He is of a clinging sort.
他是那種總要依靠別人的人。
4. 堅持;墨守,固執
Cling to one's own view.
堅持己見。
【辨辨親兄弟】
cling/stick/adhere/cohere
都含“粘著"、“堅持"的意思。
cling 指“緊抱"、“堅守",如:
cling to one's own view.
堅持己見。
stick 系常用詞, 指“好象用某種粘結物使粘著或結合在一起", 如:
He always sticks to his word.
他總是信守諾言。
adhere屬正式用語, 語意比 stick強, 指“自動地或義務地忠于一理想、事業、領導人等", 如:
adhere to the Party's policy
堅持黨的方針。
cohere指“粘合在一起"、“團結一致", 如:
There are moral principles by which society coheres.
有些道德法則使社會得以團結一致。
【背句子記單詞】
We should cling to our principles.
我們應該堅持自己的原則。
Do not cling to his faults.
你別老揪住他的小辮子不放。