| 释义 |
[/kliːv; kliv/] v (pt cleaved [/kliːvd; klivd/], clove /klEUv; klov[/or cleft / kleft; klɛft/], pp cleaved, cloven [/ˈkləuvn; ˋklovən/] or cleft) 用法:
1 [I] break or split, esp along a natural line 裂开, 分开（尤指沿天然纹理）:
This wood cleaves easily. 这种木材容易裂. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a] divide (sth) by chopping (with a heavy axe, etc); split （用大斧等）劈开（某物）; 使分开:
cleave a block of wood in two 把一块木头劈成两半 *
cleave a man's head open with a sword 用剑劈开人头. 用法:
3 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ through sth/~ sth (through sth) make a way through (sth) (as if) by cutting （好像）开路般穿过（某物）:
The ship's bows cleaved (through) the waves. 轮船破浪前进. *
cleave a path through the jungle 在丛林中开出一条路 *
(fig 比喻) cleaving one's way/a path through the crowd 从拥挤的人群中穿过. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) be (caught) in a cleft `stick be trapped in a situation where it is difficult to decide what to do 陷入进退两难的境地. cleave 2
[/kliːv; kliv/] v (pt cleaved[/kliːvd; klivd/] or clave[/kleɪv; klev/], pp cleaved) [Ipr] ~ to sb/sth (arch 古) remain attached or faithful to sb/sth 依恋或忠实於某人[某事物]. |