cleave

cleave1
(past clove, cleft 或 cleaved; past participle cloven, cleft 或 cleaved)
  1. [with obj.]split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain
    （尤指沿自然纹理）劈开；切断
    the large chopper his father used to cleave wood for the fire.
    他父亲曾用来劈柴的大斧头。
    ■split (a molecule) by breaking a particular chemical bond
    （通过切断某化学键）分裂（分子）
    ■make a way through (something) forcefully, as if by splitting it apart
    开（路），穿过
    they watched a coot cleave the smooth water.
    他们看一只蹼鸡穿过平滑的水面。
    Stan was away, cleaving a path through the traffic.
    斯坦在车流间开路走了。
    [no obj.]an unstoppable warrior clove through their ranks.
    一个势不可挡的战士在他们的军队中开出一条血路。
    ■[no obj.](Biology)(of a cell) divide
    (生)（细胞）分裂
    the egg cleaves to form a mulberry-shaped cluster of cells.
    卵子分裂，形成一簇桑葚状的细胞。
派生
cleavable
adjective
语源
  1. Old English clēofan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klieven and German klieben
cleave2
verb
  1. [no obj.](cleave to)(poetic/literary)stick fast to
    (诗/文)黏着，粘住
    Rose's mouth was dry, her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth.
    罗斯口干舌燥，舌头黏着上颚。
    ■adhere strongly to (a particular pursuit or belief)
    忠于，坚持（追求，信仰）
    part of why we cleave to sports is that excellence is so measurable.
    我们坚持体育运动的部分原因是优异成绩很容易测评。
    ■become very strongly involved with or emotionally attached to (someone)
    专心于；依恋（某人）
    it was his choice to cleave to the Brownings.
    他选择忠于布朗宁夫妇。
语源
  1. Old English cleofian, clifian, clīfan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kleven and German kleben, also to clay and climb
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