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cloveBrE /kləʊv/NAmE /kloʊv/ noun [C, U] the dried flower of a tropical tree, used in cooking as a spice, especially to give flavour to sweet foods. Cloves look like small nails 丁香(热带树木的干花,形似小钉子,用于烹饪调味,尤用作甜食的香料) [C] a garlic ~ | a ~ of garlicone of the small separate sections of a bulb of garlic (= the round underground part) of garlic 蒜瓣 ➡ see also cleave |