
好词典

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