Word · Frequency #19354
cleft
裂缝；裂口；V形缺口
A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped indentation made by splitting.
- 1.
An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
由劈裂形成的开口、裂缝或V形凹口
- 2.
A piece made by splitting.
通过劈开制成的物件
- 3.
A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
马的疾病；蹄冠带上的裂缝
裂片；碎片；蹄冠裂；马蹄裂病；由劈裂形成的开口、裂缝或V形凹口；通过劈开制成的物件；马的疾病；蹄冠带上的裂缝
In use
The rock had a deep cleft that water flowed through.
A cleft in the cliff provided a hiding spot for the birds.
The surgeon carefully examined the cleft in the patient's chin.
a/the cleft in/on/into [noun phrase]
There is a narrow cleft in the rock face.
岩石表面有一条狭窄的裂缝。
cleft [noun]
用作形容词，常修饰身体部位。
She has a cleft chin.
她有一个下巴沟。
be cleft [particle]
cleft 是 cleave 的过去分词，用于被动结构。
The stone was cleft in two by the blow.
Connections
Collocations
- cleft lip
- 唇裂
- The baby was born with a cleft lip.这个婴儿天生唇裂。
- cleft palate
- 腭裂
- Children with a cleft palate may need surgery.患有腭裂的儿童可能需要手术。
- cleft chin
- 下巴浅沟
- She has a cleft chin like her father.她像她父亲一样，下巴上有一条浅沟。
- cleft in the rock
- 岩缝
- The climbers sheltered in a cleft in the rock.登山者在岩缝中躲避。
- deep cleft
- 深裂缝
- The deep cleft was formed by centuries of erosion.这道深裂缝是几个世纪侵蚀形成的。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想c（刀口）劈下，left（留下）一道缝：cleft就是裂口。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医学/解剖学术语、地质或地形描述、文学或正式书面语 作为名词，cleft 比较常见于书面或专业语境，多用于解剖学（如 cleft lip 唇裂）、地质或地貌描写，以及文学性的正式表达；日常口语中单独使用较少。
Pronunciation & Spelling
left、deft、weft、heft、theft、bereft 都与 cleft 押韵，重读元音和韵尾都是 /ɛft/。注意：拼写上相似的 cleave /kliːv/ 和 clef /klɛf/ 发音不同，并不与 cleft 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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