cleave
verb [ I ] literary or old use uk/kliːv/ us/kliːv/ cleaved or clove | cleaved or cloven
劈开；（使）裂开；（使）分开
to separate or divide, or cause something to separate or divide, often violently
With one blow of the knight's axe, he clove the rock in twain (= into two pieces). 武士大斧一挥，将石头劈成了两半。
Phrasal verb
cleave to something 粘住;附着;紧贴
to stick or hold firmly onto something
The ancient ivy cleaved to the ruined castle walls. 古老的常春藤紧紧攀附在破败的城堡墙上。
信守；坚信；忠于
to continue to believe firmly in something
People in the remote mountain villages still cleave to their old traditions. 边远山村的人们依然固守着古老的传统。