cleave

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cleave 作为及物动词表示用力劈开或分开物体,作为不及物动词可表示粘着或依恋,常用于文学或正式语境。

用法要点

句型搭配

作为及物动词时,常用 'cleave + 宾语' 结构,表示劈开某物;作为不及物动词时,常与介词 'to' 连用,表示粘着或依恋。

• cleave a log
• cleave to tradition

介词用法

不及物动词 cleave 常与 'to' 搭配,表示紧密附着或忠实于某事物;也可与 'apart' 或 'asunder' 连用,强调分开的动作。

• cleave to one's principles
• cleave apart

语域说明

cleave 在物理劈开意义上较正式或文学化,日常口语中更常用 split 或 cut;在抽象依恋意义上则更具诗意或正式色彩。

• cleave the air (poetic)
• cleave to old ways

基础例句

He used an axe to cleave the log in half for the fire.

他用斧头把木头劈成两半,用来生火。

The old friends cleave to each other despite living far apart.

尽管住得远,这些老朋友依然彼此依恋。

She tried to cleave the thick rope with a sharp knife.

她试图用一把锋利的刀劈开那根粗绳子。

高级例句

In molecular biology, enzymes cleave DNA at specific sites for genetic analysis.

在分子生物学中,酶在特定位点切割DNA用于基因分析。

The company's strategy is to cleave to sustainable practices despite market pressures.

尽管面临市场压力,该公司的战略是坚持可持续实践。

Geological forces can cleave rock formations, creating natural fissures over millennia.

地质力量能劈开岩层,经过数千年形成天然裂缝。

高频搭配

verb

cleave woodcleave a pathcleave the silence

adjective

sharp cleaveclean cleavedeep cleave

noun

axe cleavecleave linecleave point

adverb

cleave neatlycleave forcefullycleave apart

preposition

cleave tocleave throughcleave into

phrase

cleave in twocleave asundercleave to the truth

常见错误

❌ 错误:He cleaved the paper easily.
✓ 正确:He cut the paper easily.

cleave 通常用于劈开坚硬或厚实的物体(如木头、岩石),对于薄软物品如纸张,更常用 cut 或 tear。

❌ 错误:She cleaves with her family.
✓ 正确:She cleaves to her family.

表示依恋时,cleave 作为不及物动词必须与介词 'to' 连用,直接加宾语是错误的。

近义词辨析

split

split 更通用和口语化,可用于各种分开场景,而 cleave 强调用力劈开,更具文学或正式色彩。

Split the wood (common) vs. Cleave the wood (more formal/poetic)

adhere

adhere 通常指物理粘贴或遵守规则,较中性;cleave 在依恋意义上更强调情感上的紧密和忠诚。

Adhere to the plan (follow) vs. Cleave to traditions (emotional attachment)