cling

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #12295 ★★☆☆☆

vi. 粘紧, 附着, 紧贴, 坚持

发音

其它 /ˈklɪŋ/

词形变化

clings 复数 clings clings 三单 clinging 现在分词 clung 过去式 clung 过去分词 clinged 过去式 clinged 过去分词 clong 过去式 clong 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Adherence; attachment; devotion.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.

    可数 不可数
v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

    粘住

    依附

    Seaweed clung to the anchor.

    Cartoonish, wide-eyed infants cling to their mothers or play together low to the ground.

  2. 2.

    To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.

  3. 3.

    To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To cause to dry up or wither.

    及物
  5. 5.

    To dry up or wither.

    不及物

    Wood clings.

  6. 6.

    To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.

    比喻
  7. 1.

    To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Imitative of a high-pitched ringing sound.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan (“to adhere”), from Proto-West Germanic *klingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą. Cognate with Danish klynge (“to cluster, to crowd”). Compare clump.

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