cleave
英 [kliːv]
美[kliv]
- vi. 裂开；披荆斩棘地前进；粘住；坚持
- vt. 砍开；使分开；打通
- n. (Cleave)人名；(英)克利夫
英英释意
- 1. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument;
- "cleave the bone"
- 2. make by cutting into;
- "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
- 3. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation;
- "The dress clings to her body"
- "The label stuck to the box"
- "The sushi rice grains cohere"