好词典

clefts

UK /klɛfts/US /klɛfts/

词源

源自古英语 'cleofan'(劈开),与古高地德语 'kluiban' 和拉丁语 'glubere'(剥皮)同源。

noun

❶ 指物体表面或结构中的裂缝或裂口,通常由自然力量或外力作用形成,如山体的裂缝或岩石的裂隙。

“The hikers carefully navigated through the narrow clefts in the rock.”

(徒步旅行者小心翼翼地穿过岩石中的狭窄裂缝。)

“Water seeped through the clefts in the ancient stone wall.”

(水从古老石墙的裂缝中渗出。)

❶ 在生物学中,指身体部位的分裂或分叉,如唇裂或腭裂等先天性结构异常。

“The baby was born with a cleft palate, requiring surgery.”

(婴儿出生时有腭裂,需要手术。)

“Cleft lips can be corrected with modern medical techniques.”

(唇裂可以通过现代医学技术矫正。)

同义词:fissures, cracks, crevices, gaps, splits

常见短语

cleft sentence — 语言学中的分裂句,通过将句子分成两部分来强调某个成分。

“It was John who won the prize.”

(是约翰赢得了奖品。)

cleft palate — 医学术语,指上颚未完全闭合的先天性畸形。

“The speech therapist worked with children who had cleft palates.”

(言语治疗师为有腭裂的儿童提供治疗。)