cleave
英 [kli?v]
美[kliv]
- vi. 裂開；披荊斬棘地前進；粘住；堅持
- vt. 砍開；使分開；打通
- n. (Cleave)人名；(英)克利夫
英英釋意
- 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"