"cling on to" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 緊緊抓住
• 堅持

Definition

緊緊抓住某物（無論是實際的還是情感上的），不願放手。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可表示實際抓住，也可指情感依賴，常帶“不願放手”含義。英式英語較常見，美式英語用“cling to”。常用於不放棄希望、權力、生命等語境。

Examples

The child clung on to his mother's hand tightly.

孩子緊緊**抓住**媽媽的手。

She tried to cling on to the rope to avoid falling.

她試圖**緊緊抓住**繩子避免掉下去。

Many people cling on to old memories.

許多人總是**堅持**舊回憶。

He's still clinging on to the hope that she'll come back.

他還在**緊緊抓住**她會回來的希望。

Some leaders cling on to power for too long.

有些領導人**死死抓住**權力太久了。

You can't just cling on to the past forever.

你不能一直**緊抓著**過去不放。