1
limpets cling to [place]
cling to 意为“紧紧附在……上”，后接具体地点或物体。
Limpets cling tightly to rocks in the intertidal zone.
帽贝紧紧贴在潮间带的岩石上。
帽贝；笠贝
limpets — plural of limpet
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
帽贝；笠贝
a marine mollusk with a low conical shell that clings to rocks in littoral areas
Limpets cling tightly to rocks in the intertidal zone.
帽贝紧紧贴在潮间带的岩石上。
多种腹足类动物,具有圆锥形外壳和强壮的肌肉足,可产生强大吸力附着于岩石或其他坚硬表面。
Any of various gastropods with a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot that they use to create strong suction to cling onto rocks or other hard surfaces.
While walking along the shore, we saw a limpet attached to a rock.
沿着海岸散步时，我们看到一只帽贝附在岩石上。
Limpets use their muscular foot to hold on tightly to the rocks.
帽贝用它们有力的足紧紧地抓住岩石。
The children found several limpets in the shallow tide pool.
孩子们在浅浅的潮池里发现了几只帽贝。
cling to 意为“紧紧附在……上”，后接具体地点或物体。
Limpets cling tightly to rocks in the intertidal zone.
帽贝紧紧贴在潮间带的岩石上。
介词 with 在此表示“具有、长着”，用于描述帽贝的特征。
A limpet with a low conical shell is a common sight on rocky shores.
带有低圆锥形壳的帽贝在岩石海岸很常见。
be found + -ing 是常用的被动结构，表示“被发现处于某种状态”，用于客观描述。
Limpets are often found clinging to rocks in littoral areas.
帽贝经常被发现紧贴在潮间带的岩石上。
Not this
I found limpet on the beach.
Use this
I found a limpet on the beach.
limpet 是可数名词，单数时需加冠词 a/the 或使用复数形式，不能光杆使用。
Not this
The limpit has a conical shell.
Use this
The limpet has a conical shell.
limpet 的拼写是 -pe-，尽管发音为 /ˈlɪmpɪt/，不能按发音写成 limpit。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
像帽贝一样紧贴不放；纠缠不休
The toddler clung to his mother's leg like a limpet.
那个幼儿像帽贝一样紧紧抱住妈妈的腿不放。
帽贝的壳
She collected a smooth limpet shell from the rocks.
她从岩石上捡起一个光滑的帽贝壳。
普通帽贝
The common limpet grazes on algae at high tide.
普通帽贝在涨潮时啃食藻类。
钥孔帽贝（壳顶有孔洞的帽贝）
A keyhole limpet lives under stones in shallow water.
钥孔帽贝生活在浅水的石头下面。
帽贝的牙齿
Scientists study limpet teeth because they are extremely strong.
科学家研究帽贝的牙齿，因为它们极其坚硬。
像帽贝一样紧紧依附；纠缠不休
The child clung like a limpet to his mother's leg.
那孩子像帽贝一样紧紧抱住妈妈的腿。
死死缠住不放；像帽贝一样粘人
Once he gets an idea, he sticks like a limpet.
一旦有了想法，他就会像帽贝一样死死抓住不放。
像帽贝一样坚韧；非常执着
She is as tenacious as a limpet when it comes to fighting for her rights.
在争取自己权利这件事上，她像帽贝一样坚韧不拔。
《不可思议的利姆佩特先生》
In the 1964 film The Incredible Mr. Limpet, the main character turns into a fish.
在1964年的电影《不可思议的利姆佩特先生》中，主角变成了一条鱼。
Use limpets naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
limpet帽贝：低锥壳紧贴岩石，像黏人的纠缠者，甩也甩不掉。
语域：neutral 常见场景：marine biology、seashore field guides limpet 指帽贝/笠贝时，通常用于海洋生物或海岸生态等场合，语气比较中性。日常口语中不算高频词，但在描述海边岩石上的贝类时仍然自然。
没有常见的完全同韵词。注意拼写相似的词发音不同：limp /lɪmp/、limpid /ˈlɪmpɪd/、lamp /læmp/、lump /lʌmp/，以及以 -pet 结尾的 puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/、carpet /ˈkɑːrpɪt/ 都与 limpet /ˈlɪmpɪt/ 不同韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.