柯林斯詞典cleave /kli?v/ (cleaving,cleaves) 1. V-T To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. 劈開[文學(xué)性] They just cleave the stone along the cracks. 他們就沿著裂縫把石頭劈開。2. V-I If someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them. 堅(jiān)忠于[正式] She has cleaved to these principles all her life. 她一生堅(jiān)守這些原則。 返回 cleaves