cleaveBrE/kliːv/NAmE/kliːv/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theycleaveBrE/kliːv/NAmE/kliːv/present simple - he / she / itcleavesBrE/kliːvz/NAmE/kliːvz/past simplecleavedBrE/kliːvd/NAmE/kliːvd/past participlecleavedBrE/kliːvd/NAmE/kliːvd/ -ing formcleavingBrE/ˈkliːvɪŋ/NAmE/ˈkliːvɪŋ/HELP Less commonly, cleft /kleft/ and cloveBrE/kləʊv/NAmE/kloʊv/ are used for the past tense, and cleft and clovenBrE/ˈkləʊvn/NAmE/ˈkloʊvn/ for the past participle.过去式 cleft 或 clove 以及过去分词 cleft 或 cloven 比较不常用。[T]~sth(old-fashioned or literary) tosplitorcutsthintwousingsthsharpandheavy劈开;砍开;剁开◆Shecleavedhisskull (intwo) withanaxe.她用斧头把他的颅骨劈成两半。◆(figurative) Hisskinwascleftwithdeeplines. 他的皮肤布满深深的皱纹。[I, T](old-fashioned or literary) tomovequicklythroughsth迅速穿过;迅速穿越◆~throughsthashipcleavingthroughthewater破浪前进的船◆~sthThehugeboatcleavedthedarkness. 那艘巨轮在黑暗中破浪前行。[I]~tosth/sb(literary) tostickclosetosth/sb紧贴;紧挨◆Hertongueclovetotheroofofhermouth. 她的舌头紧紧地贴着上腭。[I]~tosth(formal) tocontinuetobelieveinorbeloyaltosth坚信;信守;忠于◆tocleavetoabelief/idea坚守信仰/信念●be (caught) inacleftˈsticktobeinadifficultsituationwhenanyactionyoutakewillhavebadresults进退维谷;陷入困境