vt.

1. 砍开，劈开[O]
   cleave a block of wood in two

   将木块一劈为二

2. 穿过；钻进
3. 使分裂，使分开
4. 劈通，打通
   They cleaved a path through the wilderness.

   他们在荒野中开出一条路。

vi.

1. 被劈开；裂开
   This wood cleaves easily.

   这种木材容易开裂。

2. 披荆斩棘地前进，破浪前进[Q]

vi.[(+to)]

1. 粘着，粘住
2. 忠于；固守
   cleave to old customs

   墨守旧习俗

v.

1. split or sever along a natural grain or line.
   ▸split (a molecule) by breaking a particular chemical bond.
   ▸Biology  (of a cell) divide.
2. move through (something) forcefully:
   they watched a coot cleave the smooth water.

v.

1. stick fast to.
2. adhere strongly to or become very involved with:
   most schools cleave strongly to received policy.