C2 [ I + adv/prep ] to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her依附,附着;抓紧,抱紧
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A few wisps of hay still clung to her skirt.
Kate was still clinging to the wreckage of her failed marriage.
She clung to my hand as we entered the doctor's surgery.
They discovered four men clinging to a piece of wood in the choppy seas.
Her wet hair clung to her face.
[ I usually + adv/prep ] to stay close or near紧挨着;接近;贴近
[ I ] disapproving to stay close to someone who is taking care of you, because you need their support依恋,依附
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