cling

1. V-I If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly. 緊緊抓住

Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank. 另一個(gè)男人因?yàn)榫o緊抓住了河堤而被救了。

She had to cling onto the door handle until the pain passed. 她不得不緊緊抓住門的把手，直到疼痛消失為止。

2. V-I If someone clings to a position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult. 固守

Instead, he appears determined to cling to power. 反而，他看來堅(jiān)決要握緊權(quán)力不放。

Another congressman clung on with a majority of only 18. 另一位國會(huì)議員在獲得僅僅18張多數(shù)票的情況下保住了位子。