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词汇 cleave
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cleave

verb
/kliːv/
/kliːv/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they cleave
/kliːv/
/kliːv/
he / she / it cleaves
/kliːvz/
/kliːvz/
past simple cleaved
/kliːvd/
/kliːvd/
past participle cleaved
/kliːvd/
/kliːvd/
-ing form cleaving
/ˈkliːvɪŋ/
/ˈkliːvɪŋ/
Idioms
  1. [transitive] cleave something (old-fashioned or literary) to split or cut something in two using something sharp and heavy劈开;砍开;剁开
    • She cleaved his skull (in two) with an axe.她用斧头把他的颅骨劈成两半。
    • (figurative) His skin was cleft with deep lines.他的皮肤布满深深的皱纹。
  2. [intransitive, transitive] (old-fashioned or literary) to move quickly through something迅速穿过;迅速穿越
    • cleave through something a ship cleaving through the water破浪前进的船
    • cleave something The huge boat cleaved the darkness.那艘巨轮在黑暗中破浪前行。
    • to cleave a path through the traffic在车流中开辟一条路
  3. [intransitive] cleave to something/somebody (literary) to stick close to something/somebody紧贴;紧挨
    • Her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth.她的舌头紧紧地贴着上腭。
  4. [intransitive] cleave to something (formal) to continue to believe in or support something坚信;信守;忠于
    • to cleave to a belief/idea坚守信仰/信念
  5. 词源senses 1 to 2 Old English clēofan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klieven and German klieben.senses 3 to 4 Old English cleofian, clifian, clīfan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kleven and German kleben, also to climb.
Idioms
be (caught) in a cleft stick
  1. to be in a difficult situation when any action you take will have bad results进退维谷;陷入困境
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