cleave 1/kliːv/
vt., vi.cleaved 或 cleft 或 clove, cleaved 或 cleft 或 cloven, cleaving1. 劈开；分开to cleave a block of wood in two将一块木头劈成两块
This wood cleaves easily.这种木材容易劈开。
2. 劈通； 打通to cleave a path through the wilderness在荒野中开通一条路
The freighter carrying pig iron is cleaving through the water.装着生铁的货船正在破浪前进。
3. 分裂