| 单词 | cleave |
| 释义 | cleave cleave1 —cleavingly, adv. /kleev/, v.i. , cleaved or (Archaic) clave; cleaved; cleaving. 1. to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually fol. by to). 2. to remain faithful (usually fol. by to): to cleave to one's principles in spite of persecution. [bef. 900; ME cleven, OE cleofian, c. OHG kleben (G kleben)] cleave2 /kleev/, v. , cleft or cleaved or clove, cleft or cleaved or cloven, cleaving. 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 (usually fol. by through). [bef. 950; ME cleven, OE cleofan, c. OHG klioban (G klieben), ON kljufa; akin to Gk glýphein to carve, L glubere to peel] Syn. 1. halve, rend, rive. |
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