cleave

IPA/klˈiːv/
KK[klˈiv]IPA/klˈiːv/

cleave — 動詞

1. to break, cut, or force something into separate pieces, or to move through it as

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C2
釋義

劈開；分裂

切開，或使群體分成幾部分

to break, cut, or force something into separate pieces, or to move through it as if slicing it apart.

例句

Kenji cleaved the coconut open with a heavy kitchen knife.

Kenji 用一把厚重的菜刀把椰子劈開了。

pattern: cleave something open

The falling branch cleaved the fence into two uneven pieces.

掉落的樹枝把柵欄劈成不整齊的兩半。

pattern: cleave something into two pieces

常見搭配
  • cleave open
  • cleave in two
  • cleave the wood
  • cleave through the waves
同義詞
  • split

    the broad everyday word for breaking something into parts

  • sever

    more formal and often stresses a complete break

  • divide

    common for both physical and figurative separation

反義詞
  • join

    focuses on bringing separate parts together

  • unite

    often used for groups or opinions becoming one

文法句型

cleave something open

cleave something in two

cleave through something

用法筆記

Often appears in literary or dramatic writing. With a direct object, it usually describes a strong cut or split; with through, it describes moving ahead by slicing through air, water, or a crowd.

常見錯誤

The chef cleaved the carrots into tiny cubes.
The chef chopped the carrots into tiny cubes.
cleave suggests a strong splitting cut, not ordinary small cutting.

cleave — 動詞

1. to stay tightly attached to someone or something, or to keep holding to a belief

1.動詞不及物C2
釋義

黏附；堅守

緊附某物，或忠於人與原則

to stay tightly attached to someone or something, or to keep holding to a belief, habit, or person with firm loyalty.

例句

Noor still cleaves to her grandmother's advice during hard weeks.

在艱難的幾週裡，Noor 仍堅守祖母的叮嚀。

pattern: cleave to an idea or source of guidance

Even after the scandal, Christopher cleaved to the old promise.

即使醜聞爆發後，Christopher 仍堅守那個舊承諾。

figurative use: remain loyal to something

常見搭配
  • cleave to a promise
  • cleave to tradition
  • cleave to the wall
  • cleave to faith
同義詞
  • cling

    suggests holding on tightly, sometimes emotionally

  • adhere

    more formal, especially for rules, beliefs, or surfaces

  • stick

    the most everyday word, especially for physical attachment

反義詞
  • abandon

    means giving up a person, idea, or plan

  • renounce

    formal word for publicly giving up a belief or claim

文法句型

cleave to somebody

cleave to something

用法筆記

This sense is usually followed by to. In physical uses, the subject stays attached to a surface; in figurative uses, the object is often a faith, promise, custom, or person.

常見錯誤

She cleaved on her beliefs during the trial.
She cleaved to her beliefs during the trial.
this sense normally takes to before the thing or idea you stay loyal to.