cleft
英 [kleft]
美[kl?ft]
- adj. 分裂的；劈开的
- n. 裂缝；龟裂
- v. 劈开；分开（cleave的过去式和过去分词）
- n. (Cleft)人名；(英)克莱夫特
GRE
词态变化
复数:?clefts;
中文词源
cleft 裂缝
来自cleave,劈开。
英文词源
- cleft (n.)
- 1570s, alteration (by influence of cleft, new weak past participle of cleave (v.1)), of Middle English clift (early 14c.), from Old English geclyft (adj.) "split, cloven," from Proto-Germanic *kluftis (cognates: Old High German and German kluft, Danish kl?ft "cleft"), from PIE *gleubh- (see glyph). In Middle English anatomy, it meant "the parting of the thighs" (early 14c.).
- cleft (adj.)
- late 14c., past participle adjective from cleave (v.1)). Cleft palate attested from 1828.
双语例句
- 1. a cleft in the rocks
- 岩石的裂缝
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Their baby had an operation to repair a cleft palate.
- 他们的宝宝接受了兔唇整形手术.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The climber fell down a cleft in the rocks.
- 爬山者跌入岩石的裂缝里。
来自辞典例句
- 4. I hid the message in a cleft in the rock.
- 我把情报藏在石块的裂缝里.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The ice cracked and he slumped into the cleft.
- 冰裂开,他(噗通)掉入裂缝中.
来自辞典例句