In this metaphor they can cling onto the lifeboats.

在这个比喻，他们可以紧紧抓住他们救命船。

In some countries, for example France and Russia, a visiting friend is greeted with a kiss on the cheek; in other countries people greet each other with a firm handshake a loving hug, a bow or simply a nod of the head.

在有些国家，例如在法国和俄国，位来访朋友受到接待是脸颊上亲吻；在其它国家，人们打招呼时紧紧地握手或亲切拥抱，或鞠躬或只是点点头。

Hold that compliment very, very tightly. Hold it for later.

记住那个赞美，紧紧抓住它。

Dealers clutched mobile phones to their ears or gathered in small groups.

商人们紧紧把手机贴在耳朵旁，或者三五成群。

The little brown seeds are packed snugly in the core at the centre of the apple, and all round about them there is a thick white covering which is sweet and juicy and good to eat.

小小褐色种子, 紧紧地挤在苹果, 周是白色外衣, 味道又甜, 汁水又多, 可好吃了。

For me that brings to mind something that one of my heroes in life --Martin Luther King, once said, " we are tied in a single garment of destiny" .

这让我想起我位精神领袖——马丁·路德·金，他曾说：" 我们命运紧紧连在起。"

And he just stared back at me...

而它也紧紧地盯着我。

When it comes to sex, people's attitudes and behaviour are tightly bound up in “myriad threads of past and present.”

谈到性，人们态度和行为就被“过去和当下千万条细线”紧紧束缚。

Wang Cuihua tightly wraps the shapeless tender tofu with gauze and squeezes out the water.

王翠华用小块纱布把不成形嫩豆腐紧紧包里起来，挤压出水分。

Psychically, it was a rabbit hole, a midden, hot with the frictions of tightly packed life, reeking with emotion.

而且心理上也肮脏地方。物质上是个兔子洞，是粪堆，好多人紧紧挤在起，摩擦生热，动着感情，发着臭气。

Bandages spun up Ron's leg, strapping it tightly to a splint.

绷带跳到罗恩褪上，把腿紧紧包扎好，固定在薄木条上。

So, even if it's hard, remember what you've learned in this pandemic and all the years leading up to now — and hold it tightly within you.

因此，即使世事艰难，也要记住你在这场疫情和直到现在所有年里学到东西——并紧紧地把它放在你心。

This S.U.V. just swerved at me out of nowhere.

那辆越野车紧紧追着我不放。

Meg and Jo held each other close, their hearts too full for words.

麦格和琼紧紧地拥抱，她们心情难以言表。

STEP 5 Wrap dental floss tightly around your finger starting just above the ring. Lubricate the floss and then slip the ring off over the compressed knuckle.

从戒指上方开始用牙线紧紧地缠绕手指。在牙线上涂抹润滑剂，然后轻轻拉动戒指穿过被压缩手指。

Help me—help me—Harry thought, his eyes screwed tight under the hat.

“救救我——救救我——”哈利想道，眼睛被紧紧地压在帽子下面。

So get a grip and hold on tight.

所以，紧紧抓住了。

John gripped the coins tightly in his palm.

约翰把这些钱币紧紧地握在掌。

He found his father and clutched him in a great hug.

他摸到父亲，紧紧地抱住他。

Wade let out a scream before clamping his hands over his mouth.

阿波发出声尖叫，然后双手紧紧捂住了嘴。