Cling



GRE TOEFL 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 紧抓住;舍不得放弃
• ［英］ v. 紧抓住 ( hold on tightly) ; 舍不得放弃 ( unwilling to abandon)
• ［例］ cling to a belief, an opinion

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb (clung; clinging)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clingan; akin to Old High German klunga tangled ball of thread
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. to hold together
  • b. to adhere as if glued firmly
  • c. to hold or hold on tightly or tenaciously
• 2.
  • a. to have a strong emotional attachment or dependence <he clung to his friends for support
  • b. to remain or linger as if resisting complete dissipation or dispersal <the odor clung to the room for hours
• Synonyms: see stick
• ? clinger noun
• ? clingy adjective

II. noun

• Date: circa 1625
• an act or instance of clinging ; adherence

记忆

C 有点像悬崖，line 线，你就死命拽住这条线

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