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单词 cleave
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cleave


cleave 1

C0398900 (klēv)v. cleft (klĕft) or cleaved or clove (klōv), cleft or cleaved or clo·ven (klō′vən), cleav·ing, cleaves v.tr.1. To split with a sharp instrument. See Synonyms at tear1.2. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting: cleave a path through the ice.3. To pierce or penetrate: The wings cleaved the foggy air.4. Chemistry To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.v.intr.1. To split or be capable or splitting, especially along a natural line of division: Certain brittle woods cleave easily.2. To penetrate or pass through something, such as water or air.
[Middle English cleven, from Old English clēofan; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
cleav′a·ble adj.

cleave 2

C0398900 (klēv)intr.v. cleaved, cleav·ing, cleaves 1. To adhere, cling, or stick fast.2. To be faithful: cleave to one's principles.
[Middle English cleven, from Old English cleofian.]

cleave

(kliːv) vb, cleaves, cleaving, cleft, cleaved, clove, cleft, cleaved or cloven1. to split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness2. (tr) to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path. 3. (when: intr, foll by through) to penetrate or traverse[Old English clēofan; related to Old Norse kljūfa, Old High German klioban, Latin glūbere to peel] ˈcleavable adj ˌcleavaˈbility, ˈcleavableness n

cleave

(kliːv) vb (foll by: to) to cling or adhere[Old English cleofian; related to Old High German klebēn to stick]

cleave1

(kliv)

v.i. cleaved (Archaic) clave; cleaved; cleav•ing. 1. to adhere closely; cling (usu. fol. by to). 2. to remain faithful: to cleave to one's principles. [before 900; Middle English cleven, Old English cleofian, c. Old Saxon clibon, Old High German klebēn] cleav′ing•ly, adv.

cleave2

(kliv)

v. cleft cleaved clove, cleft cleaved clo•ven, cleav•ing. v.t. 1. to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, esp. along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood. 2. to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness. 3. to penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.): The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly. 4. to cut off; sever: to cleave a branch from a tree. v.i. 5. to part or split, esp. along a natural line of division. 6. to penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting (usu. fol. by through). [before 950; Middle English cleven, Old English clēofan, c. Old High German klioban, Old Norse kljūfa]

cleave


Past participle: cleft/cleaved/cloven
Gerund: cleaving
Imperative
cleave
cleave
Present
I cleave
you cleave
he/she/it cleaves
we cleave
you cleave
they cleave
Preterite
I cleft/cleaved/clove
you cleft/cleaved/clove
he/she/it cleft/cleaved/clove
we cleft/cleaved/clove
you cleft/cleaved/clove
they cleft/cleaved/clove
Present Continuous
I am cleaving
you are cleaving
he/she/it is cleaving
we are cleaving
you are cleaving
they are cleaving
Present Perfect
I have cleft/cleaved/cloven
you have cleft/cleaved/cloven
he/she/it has cleft/cleaved/cloven
we have cleft/cleaved/cloven
you have cleft/cleaved/cloven
they have cleft/cleaved/cloven
Past Continuous
I was cleaving
you were cleaving
he/she/it was cleaving
we were cleaving
you were cleaving
they were cleaving
Past Perfect
I had cleft/cleaved/cloven
you had cleft/cleaved/cloven
he/she/it had cleft/cleaved/cloven
we had cleft/cleaved/cloven
you had cleft/cleaved/cloven
they had cleft/cleaved/cloven
Future
I will cleave
you will cleave
he/she/it will cleave
we will cleave
you will cleave
they will cleave
Future Perfect
I will have cleft/cleaved/cloven
you will have cleft/cleaved/cloven
he/she/it will have cleft/cleaved/cloven
we will have cleft/cleaved/cloven
you will have cleft/cleaved/cloven
they will have cleft/cleaved/cloven
Future Continuous
I will be cleaving
you will be cleaving
he/she/it will be cleaving
we will be cleaving
you will be cleaving
they will be cleaving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cleaving
you have been cleaving
he/she/it has been cleaving
we have been cleaving
you have been cleaving
they have been cleaving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cleaving
you will have been cleaving
he/she/it will have been cleaving
we will have been cleaving
you will have been cleaving
they will have been cleaving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cleaving
you had been cleaving
he/she/it had been cleaving
we had been cleaving
you had been cleaving
they had been cleaving
Conditional
I would cleave
you would cleave
he/she/it would cleave
we would cleave
you would cleave
they would cleave
Past Conditional
I would have cleft/cleaved/cloven
you would have cleft/cleaved/cloven
he/she/it would have cleft/cleaved/cloven
we would have cleft/cleaved/cloven
you would have cleft/cleaved/cloven
they would have cleft/cleaved/cloven
Thesaurus
Verb1.cleave - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"rive, splitmaul - split (wood) with a maul and wedgeslaminate - split (wood) into thin sheetstear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"cleave - make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
2.cleave - make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"cleave, rive, split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
3.cleave - come or be in close contact withcleave - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"cling, cohere, adhere, stickadjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure"conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated"agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"

cleave

1verb split, open, divide, crack, slice, rend, sever, part, hew, tear asunder, sunder The axe had cleaved open the back of his skull.

cleave

2 verbcleave to stick to, stand by, cling to, hold to, be devoted to, adhere to, be attached to, abide by, be true to She teaches the principles she has cleaved to for more than 40 years.

cleave 1

verbTo separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:carve, cut, dissever, sever, slice, slit, split.

cleave 2

verbTo hold fast:adhere, bond, cling, cohere, stick.
Translations
劈开坚守忠于粘着

cleave1

(kliːv) past tense cleft (kleft) cleaved, ~clove (klouv) : past participles cleft, ~cloven (ˈklouvn) verb to split or divide. 劈開 劈开ˈcleavage (-vidʒ) noun1. the act of splitting; a split. 劈開 劈开2. the split between a woman's breasts. 乳溝 乳沟ˈcleaver noun a butcher's knife. 屠夫的剁刀 屠夫的切肉刀cloven hoof, cleft hoof a hoof, like those of cows, sheep etc, which has a split up the centre. 裂蹄 裂蹄

cleave2

(kliːv) past tense past participle d: cleave to to stick to. 忠於,堅守 粘着,忠于,坚守

cleave


cleave to (one)

To have sex with one (typically a spouse) only, and no one else. I would never cheat on my husband—after all, I vowed to cleave to him until my dying day.See also: cleave

cleave to someone

to be sexually faithful, usually to one's husband. (Biblical. As in the traditional marriage ceremony, "And cleave only unto him.") She promised to cleave only to him for the rest of her life.See also: cleave
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Synonyms for cleave

verb split

Synonyms

  • split
  • open
  • divide
  • crack
  • slice
  • rend
  • sever
  • part
  • hew
  • tear asunder
  • sunder

phrase cleave to

Synonyms

  • stick to
  • stand by
  • cling to
  • hold to
  • be devoted to
  • adhere to
  • be attached to
  • abide by
  • be true to

Synonyms for cleave

verb to separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument

Synonyms

  • carve
  • cut
  • dissever
  • sever
  • slice
  • slit
  • split

verb to hold fast

Synonyms

  • adhere
  • bond
  • cling
  • cohere
  • stick

Synonyms for cleave

verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

Synonyms

  • rive
  • split

Related Words

  • maul
  • laminate
  • tear
  • cleave

verb make by cutting into

Related Words

  • cleave
  • rive
  • split
  • create
  • make

verb come or be in close contact with

Synonyms

  • cling
  • cohere
  • adhere
  • stick

Related Words

  • adjoin
  • contact
  • touch
  • meet
  • mold
  • conglutinate
  • agglutinate
  • bind
  • bond
  • hold fast
  • stick to
  • stick
  • adhere
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