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VERB
緊緊抓住;抱緊
If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
例句
Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank...
另外一個人因為緊緊攀住河堤而獲救。
She had to cling onto the door handle until the pain passed...
她只好緊緊握住門把手，直到不疼了才松開。
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VERB
抓住(職位或財產)不放
If someone clings to a position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult.
例句
He appears determined to cling to power...
看來他決心要抓住權力不放。
Another minister clung on with a majority of only 18...
另一位部長僅以18票的微弱優勢保住了職位。
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VERB
(衣服)緊附，黏著
Clothes that cling to you stay pressed against your body when you move.
例句
His sodden trousers were clinging to his shins.
濕淋淋的褲子緊緊粘在他小腿上。
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VERB
黏附；粘住
Something that is clinging to something else is stuck on it or just attached to it.
例句
Her glass had bits of orange clinging to the rim.
她的杯口上粘有些許橙汁。
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VERB
纏住;依附
If someone clings to a person they are fond of, they do not allow that person to be free or independent.
例句
I was terrified he would leave me, so I was clinging to him.
我害怕他會離開我，所以纏著他不放。
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VERB
墨守，堅持(觀念或行為方式)
If you cling to an idea or way of behaving, you continue to believe in its value or importance, even though it may no longer be valid or useful.
例句
They know scholars reject their legend, but they still cling to their belief...
盡管知道學者們不相信他們的傳說，他們還是堅持自己的信仰。
They're clinging to the past.
他們對過去念念不忘。