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单词 cloven
释义

cloven /klōˈvn/

adjective
  1. Split
  2. Divided
ORIGIN: Pap of cleave1

cloven-footˈed or cloven-hoofedˈ adjective

Having the hoof divided, as does the ox or sheep

the cloven hoof

Applied to any indication of devilish agency or temptation, from the early representation of the Devil with cloven hoofs, probably from Pan, some of whose characteristics he shares

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

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