cleaves

英 [kliːvz]

美 [kliːvz]

v.  劈开; 砍开; 剁开; 迅速穿过; 迅速穿越; 紧贴; 紧挨
cleave的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

The past tense can be either cleaved or clove; the past participle can be cleaved, cloven, or cleft for meaning 1, and is cleaved for meaning 2. 过去式可写作 cleaved 或 clove;用于义项1时，过去分词可写作 cleaved, cloven 或 cleft，用于义项2时，过去分词写作 cleaved。


• VERB 劈开;砍开
  Tocleavesomething means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
  1. They just cleave the stone along the cracks.
     他们就是顺着裂缝把石头劈开。
• VERB 坚守;信守;忠于
  If someonecleaves tosomething ortosomeone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them.
  1. She has cleaved to these principles all her life...
     她这一辈子都恪守这些原则。
  2. He still clove to this ideal.
     他仍然坚守着这个理想。

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