cleft

英[kleft] 美[kleft]
  • adj. 裂开的;分离的
  • n. 裂缝;开裂
  • 动词cleave的过去式和过去分词.
GRE
Noun:
  1. a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)

  2. a long narrow opening

Adjective:
  1. having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib

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

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. It provides free operations to children from underprivileged backgrounds with cleft pallets.
      这家医院为贫困家庭的唇腭裂患儿提供免费手术。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The climber fell down a cleft in the rocks.
      爬山者跌入岩石的裂缝里。
    1. The man cleft a block of wood in two with an axe.
      那人用斧头把一块木头劈成两半。