to separate or divide , or cause something to separate or divide , often violently
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例句
1. It examines how the decision to quit gold or to cleave to it affected trade policies. 论文分析了放弃或坚持金本位是如何影响贸易政策的。 2. Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians. 坚持后一种观点的大多是美国的保守派政客。