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• ① (以刀斧等)劈开
  • He clove the watermelon with a knife.他用一把刀劈开西瓜。
  • The murderer clove his head open [in half] with an ax.凶手用斧头把他的头劈开[成两半]。

• ② (鸟或飞机)穿过(云层等);(船或游泳者在水中)劈水前进

• ③ 劈出(通路);开辟(道路)
  • They clove a path through the jungle.他们在丛林中砍伐出一条路。
  • He clove his way through the crowd.他从人群中穿过去。

• ④ 使(团体)分裂
  • cleave a party into factions使某党分裂成几个派系

• ⑤ 使隔离;使分离
  • He was cleft from his brother during the war.在战争期间,他与哥哥[弟弟]分离。