Cleave
[ kliv ]
第4级
其它 Other
v. 劈开;紧贴;迅速穿过;信守;
📝 例句
cleave to old customs
墨守旧习俗
cleave those boys from the others
把那些少年从其他人之中隔开
cleave a block of wood in two
将木块一劈为二
"You will cleave to me?" asked Morris.
“你永远忠于我？”莫里斯问道。
Children always cleave to their mother
孩子总是依恋母亲。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cleave-劈开,leave-离开:劈开这座山,就可以离开了
※ 谐音“科里无”:科里都无旁人了你还在忠于职守,坚持到下班再走
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
cleave
v (pt cleaved , clove or
cleft , pp cleaved, cloven or cleft)
1 [I] break or split, esp along a natural line 裂开, 分开（尤指沿天然纹理）
This wood cleaves easily. 这种木材容易裂.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a]
divide (sth) by chopping (with a heavy axe, etc); split （用大斧等）劈开（某物）; 使分开
cleave a block of wood in two 把一块木头劈成两半
cleave a man's head open with a sword 用剑劈开人头.
3 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ through sth/~ sth (through sth) make a way through (sth) (as if) by cutting （好像）开路般穿过（某物）
The ship's bows cleaved (through) the waves. 轮船破浪前进.
cleave a path through the jungle 在丛林中开出一条路
(fig 比喻) cleaving one's way/a path through the crowd 从拥挤的人群中穿过.
4 (idm 习语) be (caught) in a cleft `stick be trapped in a situation where it is difficult to decide what to do 陷入进退两难的境地.
cleave v (pt cleaved or clave, pp cleaved) [Ipr]
~ to sb/sth (arch 古) remain attached or faithful to sb/sth 依恋或忠实於某人[某事物].
🔁 扩展释义
*[kli:v]vt. 劈开, 分开vi. 劈开, 分开, 粘着, 依恋【建】 裂开
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What?
什么办法？
It's ten minutes to four.
现在差十分四点。
I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain -- until I got back to the ship.
在回到船上之前，我一直为我的绝妙的讨价还价而洋洋得意。