词汇精选：cling的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

v.

粘紧，附着，紧贴 [I]

例句：

The fused particles cling together.

熔化的微粒子粘在一起。

例句：

The tendrils of a vine cling to their support.

葡萄藤缠附在它们的支柱上。

坚持，墨守 [I]

例句：

They must cling to that awareness in years ahead, for what they have done is only a start.

未来多年期间，他们必须坚持这种意识，因为他们迄今所做的，只是一个开始。

例句：

Some people still cling to the old customs and beliefs.

有些人仍然墨守旧习惯和信仰。

依恋，依附于 [T]

例句：

If you let a baby grasp a rod and try to pull it away, he will cling more and more tightly until his whole weight is suspended.

如果你让一个婴儿抓住一根竿子，然后试着把竿子抽出来，孩子就会越抓越紧，直到他们整个重量都依附于此。

例句：

Neither within him nor without does he find anything to cling to.

他在自己的内心和外界都无法找到可依附的东西。

二、词义辨析：

insist,persist,persevere,adhere,cling

这些动词均有“坚持”之意。insist通常用于对意见、主张等的坚持。persist用于褒义指坚持继续做某事，但更常用于贬义，指不听劝告，顽固坚持。persevere含褒义，强调坚持不懈的努力。adhere与to连用，指坚持意见、计划或承诺等，含坚持不懈之意。cling和to连用，指对信仰、意见、习惯等的坚持。

三、相关短语：

cling to

v.1.挨着，碰着（某物）2.紧抓，紧附，紧偎（某人）3.保留，保存（某物）4.坚持，忠于（某观念、信条等）

cling film

n. 食品薄膜

四、参考例句：

The fused particles cling together.

熔化的微粒子粘在一起。

Wet clothes cling to the body.

湿衣服贴身。

Little children always cling to their mothers.

小孩子总是粘着母亲。

They cling to the old prejudices.

他们死抱着陈旧的偏见不放。

The tendrils of a vine cling to their support.

葡萄藤缠附在它们的支柱上。

Some people still cling to the old customs and beliefs.

有些人仍然墨守旧习惯和信仰。

It is dangerous to cling to outdated ideas and theories.

坚持过时的观点和理论是很危险的。

Don t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

与你内心最贴近的东西，切莫等闲视之。要像坚守生命一样坚守住它们，因为失去它们，生活就会毫无意义。

They should cling to the kernels, and the kernels should be plump.

玉米须应该要连着玉米粒，而玉米粒应该是饱满的。

Neither within him nor without does he find anything to cling to.

他在自己的内心和外界都无法找到可依附的东西。