vt.

1. 砍開，劈開[O]
   cleave a block of wood in two

   將木塊一劈為二

2. 穿過；鑽進
3. 使分裂，使分開
4. 劈通，打通
   They cleaved a path through the wilderness.

   他們在荒野中開出一條路。

vi.

1. 被劈開；裂開
   This wood cleaves easily.

   這種木材容易開裂。

2. 披荊斬棘地前進，破浪前進[Q]

vi.[(+to)]

1. 黏著，黏住
2. 忠於；固守
   cleave to old customs

   墨守舊習俗

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.