cling

  
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基本义：紧握，抱着；
They clung together when the time came to part.
分离的时候到了， 他们紧抱着不肯分开。
引申义：1、缠住，粘着
Beads of dew still clung to the roses.
玫瑰花上仍然挂着露珠。
Small children cling to their mothers.
小孩子都缠着母亲.
2. 贴近，靠近
Don't cling to the kerb when you're driving.
不要紧贴路边开车.
3. 依恋；依靠
He is of a clinging sort.
他是那种总要依靠别人的人。
4. 坚持；墨守，固执
Cling to one's own view.
坚持己见。

【词语辨析】
cling/stick/adhere/cohere  
都含“粘着"、“坚持"的意思。
cling 指“紧抱"、“坚守",如:
cling to one's own view.
坚持己见。
stick 系常用词, 指“好象用某种粘结物使粘着或结合在一起", 如:
He always sticks to his word.
他总是信守诺言。
adhere属正式用语, 语意比 stick强, 指“自动地或义务地忠于一理想、事业、领导人等", 如:
adhere to the Party's policy
坚持党的方针。
cohere指“粘合在一起"、“团结一致", 如:
There are moral principles by which society coheres.
有些道德法则使社会得以团结一致。

【背句子记单词】
We should cling to our principles.
我们应该坚持自己的原则。
Do not cling to his faults.
你别老揪住他的小辫子不放。

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我们应该坚持自己的原则。 We should cling to our principles
你别老揪住他的小辫子不放。 Do not cling to his faults.

I like these ，too. 哈

好词,

we should cling to our principles
Do not cling to his faults

it's very clear and i learned a lot: cling to , stick to, adhere to and cohere

cling to one's own view.

THANKS