英语词汇“cleave”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cleave

(kliːv )

Word forms: cleaves , cleaving language note: The past tense can be either cleaved or clove; the past participle can be cleaved, cloven, or cleft for meaning [sense 1], and is cleaved for meaning [sense 2].

1. verb

To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. [literary]

They just cleave the stone along the cracks. [VERB noun]

2. verb

If someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them. [formal]

She has cleaved to these principles all her life. [VERB + to]

He still clove to this ideal. [VERB to noun]

单词	cleave
释义	cleave (kliːv ) Word forms: cleaves , cleaving language note: The past tense can be either cleaved or clove; the past participle can be cleaved, cloven, or cleft for meaning [sense 1], and is cleaved for meaning [sense 2]. 1. verb To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. [literary] They just cleave the stone along the cracks. [VERB noun] 2. verb If someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them. [formal] She has cleaved to these principles all her life. [VERB + to] He still clove to this ideal. [VERB to noun]
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