| 释义 |
cleave1 | BrE kliːv, AmE kliv | A. transitive verb past tense clove or cleaved past participle cleft or cleaved literary 劈开 pīkāi ‹block of wood, rock›; 切开 qiēkāi ‹piece of meat›; 砍下 kǎnxia ‹head›▸ to cleave sth in two 将某物劈成两半 B. intransitive verb past tense, past participle cleaved literary ① (split) «wood, rock, skull» 裂开 lièkāi ② (cut, slice) «axe, sword» 劈 pī ▸ to cleave through sth; 劈开某物 ▸ a ship cleaving through the water figurative 破浪前进的船 |