cling
معنی فارسی
چسبيدن پيوستن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/kliŋ/adj., n., vi.
● (با در برگرفتن یا چسبیدن یا حلقه زدن) نگهداشتن، متمسک شدن، چسبیدن
her wet dress clung to her weak body
پیراهن خیس او به بدن نحیفش چسبیده بود.
a morning glory had clung to a tree and was choking it
نیلوفر محکم به درخت آویخته بود و داشت آنرا خفه میکرد.
● دلبستگی داشتن، مجاور ماندن، (در مورد عقیده و غیره) رها نکردن، پیروی کردن
even though he is thirty years old, he is still clinging to his parents
با آنکه سی سال دارد هنوز به والدینش چسبیده است.
she still clings to the idea that her husband will finally make up with her
او هنوز بر این باور است که شوهرش بالاخره با او آشتی خواهد کرد.
● رجوع شود به: clingstone
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Old English clingan ‘stick together’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klingen and German klingen.
مثال
- She clung to the handrail as she ascended the stairs.
- The dress clings to her body.
- The child clung to his mother's leg.
ترکیبهای رایج
Cling to hope Cling to life Cling to the past
تعریف انگلیسی
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation “The dress clings to her body” “The label stuck to the box” “The sushi rice grains cohere” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s” “Something is ----ing PP” “Somebody ----s PP”
- to remain emotionally or intellectually attached “He clings to the idea that she might still love him.” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
- hold on tightly or tenaciously “hang on to your father's hands” “The child clung to his mother's apron” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Something ----s something” “Somebody ----s PP”
مترادفها
verb neuter
1. Adhere, stick, cleave, be attached, hold, hold fast. Also fig.
2. Twine round, throw tendrils about.
3. Embrace, clasp.