cleave /kliːv/ TEM8 ( cleaving, cleaves )

• 1. 

  V-T To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. 劈开 [文学性]

  例：

  They just cleave the stone along the cracks.

  他们就沿着裂缝把石头劈开。

• 2. 

  V-I If someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them. 坚忠于 [正式]

  例：

  She has cleaved to these principles all her life.

  她一生坚守这些原则。