名詞 limpet:

1. mollusk with a low conical shell
2. any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas

1. The dog clung like a limpet to the thief.
   那條狗死死纏住小偷不放。

lim.pet

n.（名詞）
Any of numerous marine gastropod mollusks, as of the families Acmaeidae and Patellidae, characteristically having a conical shell and adhering to rocks of tidal areas.
：笠貝科或帽貝科的一種海生腹足類軟體動物，特征為有錐狀殼，在潮汐地區(qū)附著在石頭上
One that clings persistently.
糾纏者：牢牢地抓住某物的人
A type of explosive designed to cling to the hull of a ship and detonate on contact or signal.
水下炸彈：附著在船殼上的炸彈，通過接觸或信號引爆

來源：
Possibly Middle English lempet [European limpet (sense uncertain)]
可能為 中古英語 lempet [歐洲（意思不太確定）]