cleave/kliːv/ (cleaved或clove或cleft， cleaved或cloven或cleft)

vt

1. 劈开；砍下

• cleave a block of wood in two 将一块木头劈成两半

• cleave a branch from the tree 从树上砍下一根树枝

2. 开劈出；砍出

• cleave a path through the jungle 在丛林中砍伐出一条路来

• cleave one's way through the crowd 从人群中挤出去

vi

1. 被劈开；裂开

• The wood cleaves easily. 这种木材容易开裂。

2. 破浪前进；穿过

• The ship was cleaving through the strait. 那艘船正乘风破浪通过海峡。

• cleave through the throng 穿过人群

词组cleave to

1. 忠于(某人、信仰等)；执著

• cleave to a cause 坚持某项事业

• He clove to the principles of honesty and faithfulness. 他坚守忠诚和信实的原则。

2. 粘住，粘着

• This material cleaves to the skin. 这种材料容易粘身。