cleave to something
phrasal verb with cleave verb [ I ] literary or old use uk/kliːv/ us/kliːv/ cleaved or clove | cleaved or cloven
literary
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。