cleave
verb
kliːv
verb
1
•The
wooden
door
had
been
cleft
in
two.
木门被劈成了两半。
to
cut
something
into
separate
parts
using
a
heavy
tool,
or
to
be
able
to
be
cut
in
this
way
[文] 劈开; 割开; 裂开
I,T always + adv/prep | literary
The
wooden
door
had
been
cleft
in
two.
木门被劈成了两半。
2
to
divide
something
into
two
completely
separate
parts
[正式] 分裂，分开
T | formal
the
racial
problems
that
still
cleave
American
society
仍然在分裂美国社会的种族问题
3
cleave the air/darkness etc
to
move
quickly
through
the
air
etc
[文] 划过空中/黑暗等
literary
His
fist
cleft
the
air.
他迅速出拳。
4
to
continue
to
think
that
a
method,
belief,
person
etc
is
true
or
valuable,
even
when
this
seems
unlikely
[正式] 忠于; 坚持，坚守
formal
John
still
cleaves
to
his
romantic
ideals.
约翰仍坚守他的浪漫理想。
5
to
stick
to
someone
or
something,
or
seem
to
surround
them
[文] 依恋〔某人〕; 贴住，粘住〔某物〕
literary