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cleave [kli:v] (cleaved or US ALSO clove, cleaved or US ALSO cloven) verb intransitive literary or old use ■to separate or divide, or cause something to separate or divide, often violently 劈开;(使)裂开;(使)分开•With one blow of the knight's axe, he clove the rock in twain (= into two pieces).武士大斧一挥,将石头劈成了两半。 [kli:v] (cleaved or US ALSO clove, cleaved or US ALSO cloven) verb intransitive literary or old use Phrasal Verbs cleave to sth literary ■to stick or hold firmly onto something 黏住;附着;紧贴•The ancient ivy cleaved to the ruined castle walls.古老的常春藤紧紧攀附在破败的城堡墙上。 ■to continue to believe firmly in something 信守;坚信;忠于•People in the remote mountain villages still cleave to their old traditions.偏远山村的人依然固守着古老的传统。 |