| 单词 | cleavage |
| 释义 | cleavage (once / 5526 pages) 1n 2n Cleavage is a word for a kind of splitting or separation: it's mainly used for the split between a woman's breasts. We can talk about many kinds of cleavage, such as the splitting of a cell or a hunk of wood. Political movements will often have a cleavage, as differences of opinion create factions. This word is interesting because cleavage is not only a separation, but it can mean a bringing together. When you think of the cleavage created by a woman's breasts — stop staring, by the way — you can see the separation and bringing together very well. WORD FAMILYcleavage: cleavages+/cleave: cleavable, cleavage, cleaved, cleaver, cleaves, cleaving/cleaver: cleavers USAGE EXAMPLESTen years ago, it was fake eyelashes, fake tan, fake cleavage. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) “Fairly low-cut things, not drastic, but a little cleavage showing,” she said. Seattle Times(Nov 17, 2016) Donald Trump’s rise has put these cleavages into sharp relief, but they have been shaping the party since the Eisenhower era. Wall Street Journal(Nov 11, 2016) 1 1n the act of cleaving or splitting Hyper division the act or process of dividing 2n the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules Hyper chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved 3n (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum Syn|Hyper segmentation cell division, cellular division the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells 4n the state of being split or cleft 2there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members Hyper state the way something is with respect to its main attributes n the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) Hyper area, region a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve |
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