v.裂开；分开（尤指沿天然纹理）；使分开；穿过；依恋或忠实；粘着

This wood cleaves easily. 这种木材容易劈开。

He cleaved an apple with a knife. 他用一把刀子将苹果切开。

They cleaved a path through the wilderness. 他们在荒原中开辟出一条路。

Let me but cleave its clouds and spread wings in its sunshine. 只让我冲破它的云层,在它的阳光中展翅吧。

That stubborn man always cleave to his idea. 那固执的人不愿改变想法。

Which may be why we still cleave to his great poem. 这或许就是我们依然坚守着他伟大诗篇的原因。

When writing your account of the matter,you ought to cleave to the facts. 起草这件事的报告时，你应该忠于事实。

This stamp won't cleave to the envelope! 这张邮票在信封上粘不住！