The past tense can be either cleaved or clove; the past participle can be cleaved, cloven, or cleft for meaning 1, and is cleaved for meaning 2. 过去式可写作 cleaved 或 clove;用于义项1时,过去分词可写作 cleaved, cloven 或 cleft,用于义项2时,过去分词写作 cleaved。
1 VERB 劈开;砍开 To
cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
劈开;砍开 [literary] 2 VERB 坚守;信守;忠于 If someone
cleaves to something or
to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them.
坚守;信守;忠于 [formal] Word Link | cleav ≈ splitting : cleavage, cleave, cleaver |
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