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单词 cleaving
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cleave1 /klēv/

transitive verb (prp cleavˈing; pat clōve, cleaved or cleft, (archaic) clāve; pap clōvˈen, cleaved or cleft)
  1. To divide or to split
  2. To separate with violence
  3. To go or cut through
  4. To pierce
intransitive verb
  1. To split apart
  2. To crack
ORIGIN: OE clēofan, cognate with Ger klieben

cleavˈable adjective

Capable of being cleft

cleavˈableness noun

cleavˈage noun

  1. A split
  2. A tendency to split, esp (in rocks and minerals) in certain directions
  3. The series of mitotic divisions by which the fertilized ovum is transformed into a multicellular embryo (biology)
  4. The hollow between a woman's breasts, esp as shown by a low-cut dress

cleavˈer noun

  1. A person or thing that cleaves
  2. A butcher's chopper

cleavˈing adjective

Splitting

noun

A cleft

cleave2 /klēv/

intransitive verb (pat cleaved or (archaic) clāve; pap cleaved)
  1. To stick or adhere
  2. To unite
ORIGIN: OE clifian; cognate with Ger kleben

cleavˈers or clivers /klivˈərz/ noun

Goose-grass (Galium aparine) which cleaves to fur or clothes by its hooks

cleavˈing noun

The act of adhering (also adjective)

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