cling to the skirts of

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

To depend upon and be unwilling to relinquish. / To be closely associated with or proximate to.

日本語の意味

依存し、手放すことを望まずしがみつく / ～に密接して、近接している・密着している

英語の意味

To depend upon and be unwilling to relinquish. / To be closely associated with or proximate to.

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Even as she grew more successful, he continued to cling to the skirts of her fame, afraid to pursue his own career.

彼女の成功が進むにつれて、彼は彼女にしがみついて離れようとせず、自分のキャリアを追求することを恐れていた。

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意味（1）

To depend upon and be unwilling to relinquish.

Idleness is his chief good, and pauperism and theft are for the race not an unwelcome means of attaining their object. The vis inertia of the black blood is so great, that even a large mixture of white blood will overcome it only so far as to induce the individual to perform menial offices, clinging to the skirts of white society.

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意味（2）

To be closely associated with or proximate to.

Sometimes we came upon a station close by the bank, clinging to the skirts of the Unknown, and the white men rushing out of a tumble-down hovel, with great gestures of joy and surprise and welcome, seemed very strange—had the appearance of being held there captive by a spell.

詳細

clings to the skirts of （ present singular third-person ）

clinging to the skirts of （ participle present ）

clung to the skirts of （ participle past ）

clung to the skirts of （ past ）