| 释义 |
cleave¹ /kliːv/ vt. | vi. (过去式 cleft /kleft/或 cleaved 或 clove /kləʊv/,过去分词 cleft 或 cleaved 或 clo·ven /ˈkləʊvən/)
❶ vt.
1. 砍开，劈开；砍下
cleave a block of wood in two 把木块一劈为二
He can cleave a tree with one blow of his axe. 他一斧头就能砍断一棵树。
2. 穿过；钻进
The vessel cleft the billowing sea at record speed. 船以创记录速度破浪前进。
3. 使分裂，使分开
4. 砍出，劈出；开劈出
cleave a path through the jungle 在丛林中开出一条路
cleave one's way through the crowd 从人群中挤出去
❷ vi.
1. (顺纹理或裂纹)被劈开；裂开；摔裂
This wood cleaves easily. 这种木材易开裂。
2. 披荆斩棘地前进；破浪前进；穿空前进；穿越 (through)
a ship cleaving through the water 破浪前进的船
[<OE clēofan] |