cleave
US
UK cleave [sth] vtr: (split)
SC 劈开 pī kāi
SC 剁开 pī kāi，duò kāi
The geologist carefully cleaved the rock sample in two.
地质学家很小心地将岩石样本劈成两半。
cleave to [sth] vi + prep: literary (cling, stick to)
SC 粘住 zhān zhù
The toffee was sticky and cleaved to the roof of my mouth.
太妃糖很粘，黏在了我的上颚。
cleave to [sth] vi + prep: literary, figurative (belief: adhere to)
SC 坚持 jiān chí
TC 堅持
TC 堅持
Many people still cleave to the idea that behaving honourably is important.
- discourtesy
- discover
- discovered
- discoverer
- discovery
- discredit
- discreditable
- discredited
- discreet
- discreetly
- discrepancy
- discrepant
- discrete
- discretely
- discretion
- discretional
- discretionary
- discretionary income
- discriminate
- discriminating
- discrimination
- discriminative
- discriminator
- discriminatory
- discursive