单词 | cleave |
释义 | Word Frequency cleave 1(kliːv) verbWord forms: cleaves, cleaving, cleft, cleaved, clove, cleft, cleaved or cloven 1. to split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness 2. (transitive) to make by or as if by cutting to cleave a path 3. (when intr, foll by through) to penetrate or traverse Derived forms cleavable (ˈcleavable) adjective cleavability (ˌcleavaˈbility) or cleavableness (ˈcleavableness) noun Word origin Old English clēofan; related to Old Norse kljūfa, Old High German klioban, Latin glūbere to peelWord Frequency cleave 2(kliːv) verb (intransitive; foll by to) to cling or adhere Word origin Old English cleofian; related to Old High German klebēn to stick |
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