1DEPEND ON/RELY ONsomeone who is clingy is too dependent on another person, and will often hold on to them – used to show disapproval 过于依赖别人的〔含贬义〕
a shy clingy child
一个害羞、缠人的小孩
2DCclingy clothing or material sticks tightly to your body and shows its shape – use this to show approval 〔衣服或布料〕紧身的〔含褒义〕
She wore a clingy red dress.
她穿一条紧身的红色连衣裙。
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clingy• I'd never wear anything clingy.• She's turned out very clingy.• Others were wet and clingy and had pulsing red veins and stringymusclecordswoven into them.• They tend to be more clingy and less competent, both socially and intellectually.• And yet, she is also clingy and whiny sometimes bossy and demanding.• A clingy child was also an abused child according to these guidelines.• Samantha has become very clingy lately.• A clingy, whiny child who evokes your sympathy.