| 词汇 | clung |
| 释义 | cling to (someone or something)1. Literally, to hold on to someone or something tightly. The little girl clung to her dad's legs and cried as he tried to leave for work. I clung to the side of the rock and prayed that a search party would find me. 2. By extension, to remain devoted to or entrenched in something, often a belief or opinion. In this ever-changing world, you can't just stubbornly cling to your old beliefs. cling together1. Of two or more things, to adhere to one another. The pages in this book are so thin that they usually cling together. 2. Of two or more people, to hold each other tightly. The wind was so strong that we had to cling together just to cross the parking lot! cling like shit to a shovel1. rude slang To adhere to something very securely. This glue clings like shit to a shovel—good luck getting it off your hands. 2. rude slang By extension, to rely on someone excessively or spend a lot of time with them. Why are you clinging like shit to a shovel? Don't you have something better to do? cling together[for two or more people or animals] to hold on tightly to each other. The two children clung together throughout the ordeal. The baby baboon and its mother clung together and could not be separated. cling like shit to a shoveland stick like shit to a shovel1. in. to stick or adhere [to someone or something] tightly. (Usually objectionable.) That oily stuff sticks like shit to a shovel. 2. in. to be very dependent on someone; to follow someone around. (Often with an indirect object. Usually objectionable.) She’s so dependent. She clings to him like shit to a shovel. He hates her, but he sticks like shit to a shovel. |
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