cling to sth/sb
cling to 表示物理上的粘附或情感上的依恋。
The wet clothes clung to his body.
湿衣服紧贴在他身上。
粘紧；附着；紧贴；坚持
紧紧抓住以免掉下；发出尖细的铃声,如小铃铛；贴合物体轮廓而不固定附着,尤指织物和薄膜；贴近；粘在一起并抗拒分离；使附着,尤指缠绕或拥抱
to stick or adhere; to remain attached or refuse to let go
紧紧抓住以免掉下
To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
发出尖细的铃声,如小铃铛
To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
贴合物体轮廓而不固定附着,尤指织物和薄膜
To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
贴近；粘在一起并抗拒分离
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
使附着,尤指缠绕或拥抱
To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
在情感或理智上依恋
to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
使干枯或枯萎
To cause to dry up or wither.
干枯或枯萎
To dry up or wither.
喜爱,依恋并依赖
To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.
一般现在时
She clings to her mother's hand.
她紧紧抓住妈妈的手。
一般过去时
He clung to the rock for dear life.
他为了保命紧紧抓住岩石。
现在完成时
The child has clung to his toy since morning.
那个孩子从早上就一直抓着玩具不放。
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词为clung。
The wet shirt clung to her back in the heat.
热天里，湿衬衫紧贴在她的背上。
用法提示：此处 clung 是 cling 的过去式，表示“紧贴、附着”。
AI contextual example
The baby clings to its mother whenever a stranger approaches.
每当有陌生人走近，婴儿就会紧紧抓住妈妈。
用法提示：clings to 表达“紧紧依附/抓住”，主语是婴儿，宾语是妈妈。
AI contextual example
Even after the storm, some leaves are still clinging to the branches.
暴风雨过后，一些叶子仍紧紧附着在树枝上。
用法提示：clinging to 是 cling 的现在分词，表示“附着在……上”。
AI contextual example
cling to 表示物理上的粘附或情感上的依恋。
The wet clothes clung to his body.
湿衣服紧贴在他身上。
cling together 强调相互紧贴。
The survivors clung together for warmth.
幸存者们紧紧抱在一起取暖。
cling on (to) 强调为了不掉落而紧抓。
She clung on to the railing to avoid falling.
她紧紧抓住栏杆以免摔倒。
比 cling 更常用，多指物理粘连，也可抽象
较正式，强调粘合牢固
多指因害怕或紧张而紧抓，动作更急促
强调用手紧紧抓住，也可用于抽象概念
grammar · medium
易错句子He clinged to the rope.
正确表达He clung to the rope.
cling的过去式是clung，而非clinged。不规则动词变化需记忆。
grammar · medium
易错句子She clings him tightly.
正确表达She clings to him tightly.
cling是不及物动词，必须通过介词to接宾语，不能直接跟名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The child clings on his mother.
正确表达The child clings to his mother.
cling常与介词to搭配表示‘紧贴、依附’，用on不符合习惯用法。
stick 侧重通过黏性附着；cling 侧重紧紧抓住或情感依恋。
adhere 更正式，指遵守规则或物理附着；cling 指紧握或情感依赖。
cleave 有正反两种含义，粘着时与 cling 同义，但还可指劈开，易引起误解。
紧紧抓住；坚持
The child clung to his mother's hand.
那个孩子紧紧抓住妈妈的手。
紧紧抓住不放
She clung on to the rope to avoid falling.
她紧紧抓住绳子以免掉下去。
粘在一起；互相依靠
The wet pages clung together.
湿页粘在一起了。
拼命抓住
He clung for dear life to the edge of the cliff.
他拼命抓住悬崖边缘。
坚持希望
Even in the darkest times, she clung to hope.
即使在最黑暗的时刻，她也坚持希望。
与cling共同描述物体表面容易附着
动作上与cling相关，表示用力抓住
常用作黏附的工具，与cling概念相似
物质属性上具有黏附能力
情感上的依附，与cling的引申义相关
抱持希望
Even in the darkest times, we must cling to hope.
即使在最黑暗的时刻，我们也必须抱持希望。
固守过去
He refuses to move on and clings to the past.
他拒绝向前看，固守过去。
拼命抓住
The sailor clung for dear life to the lifeboat.
水手拼命抓住救生艇。
我会一直爱你，紧紧依偎着你。
The child clung to his mother's leg.
孩子紧紧抱住妈妈的腿。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.