"cleave" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 劈開
• 緊貼（文學用法）

Definition

用力劈開或切開某物；也可以指緊貼、忠誠於某人或事（較罕見、文學用法）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

十分正式或文學用語。通常為‘劈開’、‘切斷’（如斧頭劈木）。‘Cleave to’於文學/宗教文獻用時，表示‘緊貼’或‘忠於’。兩種意義相反，須依上下文判斷。日常很少用。

Examples

The woodcutter used an axe to cleave the log in two.

樵夫用斧頭將木頭**劈開**了。

You must cleave the meat before cooking it.

烹飪前你必須**切開**肉。

The heavy ice will cleave the branch from the tree.

厚重的冰會將樹枝**劈開**。

In old stories, heroes cleave mountains with magic swords.

在古老故事中，英雄用魔法劍**劈開**高山。

She promised to cleave to her beliefs no matter what happened.

她承諾無論發生什麼都要**堅持**自己的信仰。

Even under pressure, some people cleave to their old ways.

即使受到壓力，有些人仍然**堅持**著老習慣。