clinging

/ˈklɪŋɪŋ/ 40四级六级考研托福GREgmat
If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly. 紧紧抓住

verb [vt. 及物动词]坚持,紧贴(cling 的现在分词)

Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank.
另一个男人因为紧紧抓住了河堤而被救了。

adjective [原级]紧身的;有粘性的;过分依赖别人的;执着的

There's still a lot of soil clinging to the roots.
还有很多泥土附着在树根上。

noun [具体名词]坚持;依附

Such burrowing discourages barnacles from clinging to their shells.
这种挖洞的方式阻碍了藤壶粘附在壳上。

clinging 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 1 A puma at large
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