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1.攀援;攀附。 2.连络;绵延。 3.循依而行。 4.比喻拉拢关系,阿上钻营。
[try to advance one's career by carrying favour with important people;make use of one's connections to climb up] 本指攀附上升,后喻攀附权贵,向上巴结 乔松孤立,萝茑夤缘,柔附凌云,岂曰能贤。——《旧唐书·令孤楚牛僧孺传赞》 夤缘得官