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基本义:紧握,抱着;
They clung together when the time came to part. 分离的时候到了, 他们紧抱着不肯分开。 引申义:1、缠住,粘着 Beads of dew still clung to the roses. 玫瑰花上仍然挂着露珠。
Small children cling to their mothers. 小孩子都缠着母亲.
2. 贴近,靠近 Don't cling to the kerb when you're driving. 不要紧贴路边开车. 3. 依恋;依靠 He is of a clinging sort. 他是那种总要依靠别人的人。 4. 坚持;墨守,固执 Cling to one's own view. 坚持己见。
【辨辨亲兄弟】 cling/stick/adhere/cohere 都含“粘着"、“坚持"的意思。 cling指“紧抱"、“坚守",如: cling to one's own view. 坚持己见。 stick系常用词, 指“好象用某种粘结物使粘着或结合在一起", 如: He always sticks to his word. 他总是信守诺言。
adhere属正式用语, 语意比 stick强, 指“自动地或义务地忠于一理想、事业、领导人等", 如: adhere to the Party's policy 坚持党的方针。
cohere指“粘合在一起"、“团结一致", 如: There are moral principles by which society coheres. 有些道德法则使社会得以团结一致。
【背句子记单词】 We should cling to our principles. 我们应该坚持自己的原则。
Do not cling to his faults. 你别老揪住他的小辫子不放。
stick系常用词, 指“好象用某种粘结物使粘着或结合在一起", 如: He always sticks to his word. 他总是信守诺言。
adhere属正式用语, 语意比 stick强, 指“自动地或义务地忠于一理想、事业、领导人等", 如: adhere to the Party's policy 坚持党的方针。
cohere指“粘合在一起"、“团结一致", 如: There are moral principles by which society coheres. 有些道德法则使社会得以团结一致