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/klɛft/

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noun

裂缝，裂口，缝隙

An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

Examples :

"The hiker carefully stepped across the cleft in the rock, fearing he might fall. "

那个徒步者小心地跨过岩石上的裂缝，生怕会掉下去。

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noun

裂口，裂缝.

A piece made by splitting.

Examples :

"a cleft of wood"

一块劈开的木头

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noun

裂缝，蹄裂。

A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.

Examples :

"The vet diagnosed a cleft in the horse's pastern. "

兽医诊断出这匹马的系部有蹄裂。

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verb

强调，析取。

To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."

Examples :

""It was the rain that cleft our picnic plans in two, forcing us to stay inside." "

正是这场雨，硬生生地把我们的野餐计划拆散了，迫使我们待在室内。

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verb

劈开，裂开

To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.

Examples :

"The wings cleaved the foggy air."

机翼划破了迷雾。

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verb

劈开，分裂，解理。

To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.

Examples :

"The jeweler carefully cleft the rough diamond crystal along its natural plane to reveal its inner brilliance. "

珠宝匠小心地沿着天然晶面劈开了这颗粗糙的钻石晶体，从而展现了它内在的光彩。

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verb

劈开，切开

To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.

Examples :

"The truck cleaved a path through the ice."

卡车在冰面上硬生生开出了一条路。

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verb

裂解，分裂。

To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.

Examples :

"The enzyme cleft the large sugar molecule into two smaller, more easily digestible sugars. "

这种酶将大的糖分子裂解成两个更小、更容易消化的糖。

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verb

裂开，劈开.

Examples :

"The carpenter cleft the log with an axe. "

木匠用斧头把木头劈开了。

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verb

劈开，裂开

Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.

Examples :

"The geologist carefully cleaved the quartz crystal along its natural cleft. "

地质学家小心地沿着石英晶体的天然纹理劈开了它。

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adjective

分裂的，劈开的

Split, divided, or partially divided into two.

Examples :

"The rock climber carefully navigated the cleft mountain face. "

登山者小心翼翼地攀爬着那道有裂缝的山壁。

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