1DEPEND ON/RELY ONsomeone who is clingy is too dependent on another person, and will often hold on to them – used to show disapproval 過於依賴别人的〔含貶義〕
a shy clingy child
一個害羞、纏人的小孩
2DCclingy clothing or material sticks tightly to your body and shows its shape – use this to show approval 〔衣服或布料〕緊身的〔含褒義〕
She wore a clingy red dress.
她穿一條緊身的紅色連衣裙。
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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.