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clive

UK /klaɪv/US /klaɪv/

词源

源自中古英语 'cliven',与古英语 'clifan'(劈开)相关,可能源自原始日耳曼语。

verb

❶ 指用工具或手将物体分开或劈开,通常用于描述用力将木头、岩石等坚硬物体分开的动作。

“He clove the log in two with a single stroke of his axe.”

(他一斧头将木头劈成两半。)

“The earthquake clove the ground apart.”

(地震将地面劈开。)

同义词:split, cleave, divide

noun

❶ 指劈开或分开的动作或结果,也可以指劈开的裂缝或开口。

“There was a deep clive in the rock.”

(岩石上有一道深深的裂缝。)

“The clive in the wood showed where it had been split.”

(木头上的裂痕显示了它被劈开的地方。)

同义词:crack, fissure, gap

常见短语

clive apart — 表示用力将某物分开或劈开,通常用于描述强烈的分离动作。

“The force of the explosion clove the building apart.”

(爆炸的力量将建筑物劈开。)