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cleave v.劈开；分裂 cleave (v.1) "to split," Old English cleofan, cleven, cliven "to split, separate" (class II strong verb, past tense cleaf, past participle clofen), from Proto-Germanic *kleuban (cognates: Old Saxon klioban, Old Norse kljufa, Danish klöve, Dutch kloven, Old High German klioban, German klieben "to cleave, split"), from PIE root *gleubh- "to cut, slice" (see glyph).Past tense form clave is recorded in Northern writers from 14c. and was used with both verbs (see cleave (v.2)), apparently by analogy with other Middle English strong verbs. Clave was common to c.1600 and still alive at the time of the KJV; weak past tense cleaved for this verb also emerged in 14c.; cleft is still later. The past participle cloven survives, though mostly in compounds.cleave (v.2) "to adhere," Middle English cleven, clevien, cliven, from Old English clifian, cleofian, from West Germanic *klibajan (cognates: Old Saxon klibon, Old High German kliban, Dutch kleven, Old High German kleben, German kleben "to stick, cling, adhere"), from PIE *gloi- "to stick" (see clay). The confusion was less in Old English when cleave (v.1) was a class 2 strong verb; but it has grown since cleave (v.1) weakened, which may be why both are largely superseded by stick (v.) and split (v.). 【记】cleave 音:刻裂纹,用刀刻出裂纹

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[kli:v] 【英】 v. 劈开 (to divide with an ax)；分裂 (to split; separate)【记】 分割记忆: c+leave(分开)【同】 adj. cleavable【例】 He cleaved the logs with his axe. v. (用锋利的工具)劈开 = split = separate; (沿天然纹理)分裂【例】This wood cleaves easily 这种木材容易劈.【记】leave(v 离开): 使一部份离开另一部份－劈开【参】cleaver(n 切肉刀);

单词	cleave
音标	[kli:v]
解释	v.劈开；分裂
红宝书	【英】 v. 劈开 (to divide with an ax)；分裂 (to split; separate) 【记】分割记忆: c+leave(分开) 【同】 adj. cleavable 【例】 He cleaved the logs with his axe.
字源	cleave (v.1) "to split," Old English cleofan, cleven, cliven "to split, separate" (class II strong verb, past tense cleaf, past participle clofen), from Proto-Germanic kleuban (cognates: Old Saxon klioban, Old Norse kljufa, Danish klöve, Dutch kloven, Old High German klioban, German klieben "to cleave, split"), from PIE root gleubh- "to cut, slice" (see glyph). Past tense form clave is recorded in Northern writers from 14c. and was used with both verbs (see cleave (v.2)), apparently by analogy with other Middle English strong verbs. Clave was common to c.1600 and still alive at the time of the KJV; weak past tense cleaved for this verb also emerged in 14c.; cleft is still later. The past participle cloven survives, though mostly in compounds. cleave (v.2) "to adhere," Middle English cleven, clevien, cliven, from Old English clifian, cleofian, from West Germanic klibajan (cognates: Old Saxon klibon, Old High German kliban, Dutch kleven, Old High German kleben, German kleben "to stick, cling, adhere"), from PIE gloi- "to stick" (see clay). The confusion was less in Old English when cleave (v.1) was a class 2 strong verb; but it has grown since cleave (v.1) weakened, which may be why both are largely superseded by stick (v.) and split (v.).
不择手段背单词	v. (用锋利的工具)劈开 = split = separate; (沿天然纹理)分裂【例】This wood cleaves easily 这种木材容易劈. 【记】leave(v 离开): 使一部份离开另一部份－劈开【参】cleaver(n 切肉刀);
趣味全助记	【记】cleave 音:刻裂纹,用刀刻出裂纹

Cleave English Past German V.1 Strong Tense High