cling
v. /klɪŋ/ B2
抓紧；坚守；依附
To hold on tightly to something or someone.
仙境例句
The tired Lory had to cling to the Dodo's back all the way to the shore.
累坏了的小吸蜜鹦鹉只好一路紧紧抓着渡渡鸟的背，直到上岸。
原著这一句
They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable.
聚集在岸边的这群家伙模样真古怪：鸟儿羽毛耷拉着，动物们皮毛湿漉漉地贴在身上。大家都浑身湿透，又烦躁又难受。
卡罗尔原著 · 第 3 章