To cut open; cut a way through; split. 割开；劈开；切通；分开。 With one blow of his ax, the forester cleaved the tree stump down the center. 森林管理员用他的斧头砍了一下，树椿便从中间裂开。 To sever; chop off. 切断；砍去。 The butcher cleaved the bones from the side of the beef. 屠夫从牛肉的侧边切掉骨头。 To split, esp. along the grain. 分裂；裂开；(尤指)循纹理裂开。 cleave one's way through 穿过(人群)。 To adhere; stick; cling. 黏住；黏着；固着。 He cleaves to his ambition. 他执着于他的抱负。 To adhere firmly, loyally or unwaveringly. 执着；坚持；忠于。 |