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cleave to something
phrasal verb with cleaveverb[ I ] literary or old useuk /kliːv/ us /kliːv/cleaved or US alsoclove | cleaved or US alsocloven
literary
to stick or hold firmly onto something: 粘住;附着;紧贴
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。
to continue to believe firmly in something: 信守；坚信；忠于
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。
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