【cling】 - SAT备考词汇

cling

UK:  [klɪŋ]

US:  [klɪŋ]

第三人称单数：clings  现在分词：clinging  过去式：clung  

v.

1.依恋(朋友等);依靠,依附;赖住,守牢(家庭);抱定(希望);坚信,坚持,墨守

2.黏性;缠住,绕住;抱住

3.抱,紧抱,死抱

4.粘;挤;粘在一起

5.揪;抓,抓牢

6.沿(岸)前进,贴着(墙)走

7.附;依恋;如胶如漆

8.缠住,纠缠不休

9.奉行;沿用

10.萦绕;时时刻刻盘据

1 . When I sat behind him, hesitated for a long time whether or not to cling to his waist, I miss the warmth of his generous spine.
我坐在他身后的时候，迟疑了很久要不要抱住他的腰，我很想念他宽厚脊背的温暖。

2 . Each cage is the size of a big . Inside are panels, much like the frames in a , to which the abalones cling.
每个笼子的大小相当于一个大型冰箱，里头用镶板隔开，很像蜂窝的结构，鲍鱼就附着在镶板上。

3 . You may deny discipline, order, and cling to an idea of what you think is freedom, but your very concept is a denial of freedom.
你可能否定纪律，否定秩序，然后坚持某个你认为是自由的想法，但正是你的那个概念是对自由的否定。

4 . Indeed, even when their antics are beginning to have an adverse effect on your own reputation, you still cling to the emotional commitment.
事实上，当小丑们的滑稽举动对你声望有负面影响时，你仍然坚守着情感承诺。

5 . Don't cling to the unrealistic expectation that you'll be able to resolve the problem or get the other person to see it your way.
不要坚持不切合实际的期望，认为你将能解决问题，或者让他人以你的方式看到它。