cling

/kliŋ/

📖 中文释义

过去式 clung现在分词 clinging第三人称单数 clings过去分词 clung

I love it because it has forced me to find and cling to joy.
我爱佢系因为佢令我去寻同埋坚持快乐
Some people clung to tree branches for several hours to avoid being washed away by the floodwaters.
为了不被洪水冲走，有的人紧紧地抱着树干长达数个钟头。
As a result, people have begun to cling to other, more primordial group identities. They resist assimilation, fearing that it will rob them of their identity without offering a new one.
但这样的机制正在全球范围内逐渐削弱，在欧洲国家更是几乎不复存在。归属问题成了现代社会最严重的危机。人们再也无法像过去那样感觉到含蓄却潜移默化的整体联系，结果导致他们开始固守其它更原始的团体特征。他们拒绝同化，害怕文化的融合不仅带不来新的归属感，还会把原来的身份也无情地夺走。

📘 English Definition（英文释义）

n. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
v. to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
v. hold on tightly or tenaciously