clench clinch cling stink stench c-k-g-h

cling [kliŋ]
to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding them:
to stay close or near
to stay close to someone who is caring for you, in a dependent way:
vi.紧贴；靠近；坚持，固执；紧握；抱住；依附于；依恋

例句
She was wet through and her clothes clung to her body.
她湿透了,衣服粘在身上。
The little girl clings to her mother.
小女孩粘着妈妈不放。
His father's last words clung to his memory.
父亲的遗言萦绕在他脑际。

【词义辨析】
stick, glue, adhere, cling, cohere
这些动词均有“粘着、附着”之意。
stick: 常指用胶水或浆糊粘贴，词义引申指坚持。
glue: 与stick的本义相同，指用胶水把东西粘合在一起，没有“坚持”的含义。
adhere: 正式用词，语气较严肃刻板，既可指物体粘在一起，也可指坚持信仰或忠于事业等。
cling: 着重靠缠绕、紧抱、紧抓等方式而形成密切关系。也可作引申用。
cohere: 指物质微粒粘合在一起，成为不可分离的整体，强调所形成新物体的不可分割性。可引申指逻辑上的前后一致。

clench [klentʃ]
CLINCH 2 ：a fastening by means of a clinched nail, rivet, or bolt also
when you clench your hands, teeth, etc., or when they clench, you press or squeeze them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry, determined or upset:
to hold sth tightly and firmly
vt. 紧握(拳头等)；咬紧(牙齿等)：将（两物）紧压在一起;把(钉子等)敲平(或敲弯)；确定(板上钉钉）
vi. 握紧；咬紧；抓紧；钉牢
n. 紧抓；紧咬；夹紧，捏紧

例句
The girl clenched her mother's hand.
女孩紧紧抓住她母亲的手。
The boy clenched his fists in anger.
那男孩愤怒地握紧了拳头。
She clenched her teeth.
她咬紧牙关。

clinch [klintʃ]
To fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by bending down or flattening the pointed end that protrudes.
to provide the answer to sth; to settle sth that was not certain
to finally get or win something:
the position two people are in when they are holding each other tightly in their arms, when fighting or showing affection
v. 敲弯，敲平：通过弄弯或弄扁突出的一端来固定（如钉子或螺丝钉）；决定，确定(问题)；使得到最后解决
n.【美】【俚】 拥吻；钉牢；(拳击等的)钳住对手

例句
Clinch the boards together.
用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
We clinched the agreement with a handshake.
我们握手达成协议。
The two lovers were locked in a clinch.
那对恋人紧紧拥抱着。

stink [stiŋk]
to have a strong, unpleasant smell
to seem very bad, unpleasant or dishonest
a very unpleasant smell
a lot of trouble and anger about sth
n. 臭味；讨厌的人
vi. 发出臭味；招人讨厌；[俚语]质量极差，水平极低：
vt. 使发出臭气；用臭味驱赶

例句
The case has been stinking.
情况一直很糟。
How do you like the concert? I'm sorry to say it stank as noise.
你认为音乐会怎么样?太糟了，简直就是噪声。
His wife was stunk out of the room.
他妻子被臭味熏出了房间。

stench [stentʃ]
a very strong bad smell
n. 恶臭；臭气

例句
The stench of the battlefield spread for miles around.
战场上的臭气在周围绵延好几里。

趣味单词

elope[i'ləup] 一路跑
to run away from one's husband with a lover
to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
to slip away
vi. 私奔；潜逃

例句
She eloped with her lover last week.
她和她的情人上星期私奔了。
He eloped with my money.
他带着我的钱逃走了。