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cleaves

UK /kliːvz/US /klivz/

词源

源自古英语 'clēofan',与德语 'klieben' 同源,原始印欧语词根 *gleubh- 意为 '劈开'。

verb

❶ 用斧头或刀具强力劈开或分割某物,通常指沿着自然纹理或特定方向切开。

“The lumberjack cleaves the log with a single stroke.”

(伐木工人一斧头劈开了木头。)

“She cleaves the coconut neatly in half.”

(她利落地把椰子劈成两半。)

❶ 比喻强烈地分裂或分离,常用于描述观点、群体或情感的割裂。

“The scandal cleaves the political party in two.”

(丑闻使该政党分裂成两派。)

“Her heart cleaves between career and family.”

(她的心在事业和家庭间撕裂。)

同义词:split, divide, sever, rend, bisect

常见短语

cleave to — 紧紧依附或忠实于某事物,常用于表达对信念、传统或人的坚定追随。

“She cleaves to her principles despite opposition.”

(尽管遭到反对,她仍坚守自己的原则。)