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。