【cleave】 - SAT备考词汇

cleave

UK:  [kliːv]

US:  [kliv]

第三人称单数：cleaves  现在分词：cleaving  过去式：cleaved  

v.

1.劈,劈开

2.(木头等顺着纹路)被劈开,裂开

3.(船)破(浪)前进;开(路)

4.死守着,坚守;坚持;依恋紧密结合

5.(船等)破浪前进;(鸟等)掠过空中

6.〔古语〕黏着,黏住

7.把…分成若干小部分

8.粘

9.依附;拥护,永远忠(于);不愿改变

10.把…削掉

1 . Calming himself by calling upon the light side of the Force, Kenobi was able to surprise Maul, and cleave him in half with his saber.
他召唤原力光明面平静自己，出其不意地用光剑把摩尔砍成两段。

2 . It examines how the decision to quit gold or to cleave to it affected trade policies.
论文分析了放弃或坚持金本位是如何影响贸易政策的。

3 . It is possible to cleave to it permanently, even to be driven mad by it.
你可能对它一辈子契而不舍，甚至于被它弄得疯疯颠颠。

4 . To his ruin, indeed, the fool gains knowledge and fame, they destroy his bright lot and cleave his head.
愚笨的人得到知识和名誉对自己毫无益处，不但损失了他的幸福，而且还会使他刚愎自用。

5 . Therefore shall a woman leave her mother, and shall cleave unto her wife: and they shall be one flesh.
如果一个女人离开她的母亲，和她的妻子黏在一起，她们将合为一体。