- すがりつく
- [縋り付く] ⇒しがみつく*cling|自|【D】 (人・動物が)〔…に〕すがりつく, しがみつく〔to, onto〕∥ She clung to his arm. 彼女は彼の腕にすがりついていた.¶→縋り付くように縋り付く
to cling to* * *すがりつく【縋り付く】⇒ しがみつく*cling|自|〖D〗 (人・動物が)〔…に〕すがりつく, しがみつく〔to, onto〕She clung to his arm. 彼女は彼の腕にすがりついていた.
¶ → 縋り付くように* * *すがりつく1 〔頼ってしがみつく〕 cling to…; hold fast [tight] to…; hold on to….●杖にすがりつく lean on [hold on to] a stick [cane]
・首にすがりつく throw one's arms about [hang on to] sb's neck
・必死ですがりつく hold on to 《a rope》 for dear life [like grim death].
●その子は父親の足にすがりついて行くなと泣いた. The child clung (on) to his father's legs and pleaded tearfully with him not to go.
2 〔頼る〕 rely [depend] on…; cling on to 《a hope》.●過去の名声にすがりついて生きていくような生き方は嫌だ. I don't want to live a life where I am just relying on my past reputation (to get by).
・再就職の道を探していた母は「経験者求む」の 1 行にすがりつく思いで応募した. My mother, looking to start a new career, fastened on to the line in the ad that said “seeking people with experience”, and applied for the job.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.