cleave

英 [kliːv]

美 [kliːv]

v.  劈开; 砍开; 剁开; 迅速穿过; 迅速穿越; 紧贴; 紧挨

过去分词：cleaved　现在分词：cleaving　过去式：cleaved　第三人称单数：cleaves　复数：cleaves　

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BNC.21340 / COCA.20460

习惯用语

v.

牛津词典

verb

• 劈开；砍开；剁开
  to split or cut sth in two using sth sharp and heavy
  1. She cleaved his skull (in two) with an axe.
     她用斧头把他的颅骨劈成两半。
  2. His skin was cleft with deep lines.
     他的皮肤布满深深的皱纹。
• 迅速穿过；迅速穿越
  to move quickly through sth
  1. a ship cleaving through the water
     破浪前进的船
  2. The huge boat cleaved the darkness.
     那艘巨轮在黑暗中破浪前行。
• 紧贴；紧挨
  to stick close to sth/sb
  1. Her tongue clove to the roof of her mouth.
     她的舌头紧紧地贴着上腭。
• 坚信；信守；忠于
  to continue to believe in or be loyal to sth
  1. to cleave to a belief/idea
     坚守信仰 / 信念

柯林斯词典

The past tense can be either cleaved or clove; the past participle can be cleaved, cloven, or cleft for meaning 1, and is cleaved for meaning 2. 过去式可写作 cleaved 或 clove;用于义项1时，过去分词可写作 cleaved, cloven 或 cleft，用于义项2时，过去分词写作 cleaved。


• VERB 劈开;砍开
  Tocleavesomething means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
  1. They just cleave the stone along the cracks.
     他们就是顺着裂缝把石头劈开。
• VERB 坚守;信守;忠于
  If someonecleaves tosomething ortosomeone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them.
  1. She has cleaved to these principles all her life...
     她这一辈子都恪守这些原则。
  2. He still clove to this ideal.
     他仍然坚守着这个理想。

英英释义

verb

• come or be in close contact with
  1. The dress clings to her body
  2. The label stuck to the box
  3. The sushi rice grains cohere
  Synonym:clingadherestickcohere
• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  1. cleave the bone
  Synonym:splitrive
• make by cutting into
  1. The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock

双语例句

• I could maybe see a person cleaving with a sword, but using Cleave with a hammer? That's just weird.
  当然，也许能见到有人用剑来劈砍，但用锤子劈砍就不合常理了。
• She has cleaved to these principles all her life
  她这一辈子都恪守这些原则。
• "You will cleave to me?" asked Morris.
  你永远忠于我？莫里斯问道。
• He nearly took out half of my army, and that was without the Cleave ability.
  结果是它们几乎杀了我一半的部队，那还是在没有升级范围攻击的能力的情况下。
• We cleave to our parents as children, Branching out to neighbors and friends.
  作为孩子我们固守/忠实/依附于我们的父母，并拓展/扩展到我们的邻居和朋友。
• Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians.
  持后一种观点的人中包括了许多美国的保守派政客。
• When writing your account of the matter, you ought to cleave to the facts.
  起草这件事的报告时，你应该忠于事实。
• Cleave has extra hate attached to it much like heroic strike.
  顺劈有额外附加仇恨，和英勇类似。
• That stubborn man always cleave to his idea.
  那固执的人不愿改变想法。
• To love one maiden, cleave to her, and worship her by years of golden deeds.
  去爱一个姑娘，忠于她，用你长久的行动使她崇拜。