to try to keep control or authority
试图保持控制或权威 (shìtú bǎochí kòngzhì huò quánwēi)
"Some leaders cling to power even after losing public support."
"一些领导人即使失去公众支持，仍然力求保持权力。" (Yīxiē lǐngdǎo rén jíshǐ shīqù gōngzhòng zhīchí, réngrán cling to power.)
to actively pursue one's ambitions or desires
to continue with a plan or commitment until it is completed
to reduce or reverse a policy or program
to complain or talk loudly in anger about something
to move backward; to retreat
when water turns into ice due to cold temperature
