Word · Frequency #21340
Fully loadedcleaved
劈开;砍开;切开
cleaved is the past of cleave.
to separate or cut something with a sharp tool
- 1.
To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
用利器或仿佛用利器劈开或切断某物。
- 2.
To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
使单晶体(如宝石或半导体晶片)沿其较对称的晶面(常通过冲击)裂开,使碎片形成晶面。
- 3.
To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
通过切割或仿佛通过切割来制作或完成。
- 4.
(chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
(化学)将(复杂分子)分解为较简单的分子。
- 5.
To split.
劈开,裂开。
- 6.
Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
(晶体)沿天然解理面裂开。
劈出;砍出;开辟;用利器或仿佛用利器劈开或切断某物。;使单晶体(如宝石或半导体晶片)沿其较对称的晶面(常通过冲击)裂开,使碎片形成晶面。;通过切割或仿佛通过切割来制作或完成。;(化学)将(复杂分子)分解为较简单的分子。
In use
The axe cleaved the log in one blow.
She carefully cleaved the apple into two halves.
The ship's bow cleaved through the waves.
cleave sth in two
及物动词,表示“劈开、分开”;过去式也可写 cleft 或 clove。
He cleaved the log in two with one blow.
他一斧子就把圆木劈成两半。
cleave through sth
不及物用法,后接 through,表示“穿过、破开”。
The boat cleaved through the waves.
小船破浪前行。
cleave to sth
此义为“粘着、依恋”,是不及物动词,后接 to;与“劈开”义拼写相同但语义不同。
The mud cleaved to his boots.
泥巴粘在他的靴子上。
Connections
Collocations
- cleave something in two
- 把某物劈成两半
- The axe cleaved the door in two.斧头把门劈成了两半。
- cleave through something
- 劈开某物;穿过某物
- The ship cleaved through the waves.船破浪前进。
- cleave a path through something
- 在……中开辟出一条路
- They cleaved a path through the dense forest.他们在茂密的森林中开辟出一条路。
- cleave the air
- 划破长空
- A scream cleft the air.一声尖叫划破长空。
- cleave to one's beliefs
- 坚守自己的信念
- He cleaved to his beliefs in the face of opposition.面对反对,他仍然坚守自己的信念。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 cleave 含 leave:劈开后留下裂痕;另一义“粘着”可记作 cl- 开头的 cling(紧贴)。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal or literary texts、rhetorical or narrative writing、religious or archaic prose 此处讨论的是“劈开/切开”这一义项。该词比较正式,多用于文学或修辞性语境,日常口语中通常更常说 split 或 cut。
Grammar Note
该词有‘劈开’(可及物/不及物)和‘粘着、依恋’(不及物)两个含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均以 /iːv/ 结尾,与 cleave /kliːv/ 押韵。注意 cleave 的过去式 cleft /kleft/ 和 clove /kloʊv/ 发音不同;cleaver /ˈkliːvər/ 多一个音节,也不与 cleave 押韵。
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