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单词 cleft
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cleft1

/kleft/
past participle of CLEAVE1. CLEAVE1的过去分词。
split, divided, or partially divided into two
(部分)裂成两半的:

a cleft chin.

中间有缝的下巴。

短语

be(或be caught)in a cleft stick

chiefly Brit. be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences
〈主英〉进退两难, 左右为难。

cleft2

/kleft/
1
a fissure or split, especially one in rock or the ground
(尤指岩石、地表的)裂缝; 裂口。
1.1
a vertical indentation in the middle of a person's forehead or chin
额头(或下巴)中间的竖缝。
1.2
a deep division between two parts of the body
(身体)V字形凹陷。
词源
Middle English clift: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kluft and German Kluft, also to CLEAVE1. The form of the word was altered in the 16th cent. by association with CLEFT1.
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