cleft
复数形式
clefts
1
裂口, 裂缝
a narrow separation in the roof of the mouth or an indentation on the chin's surface
- The newborn was diagnosed with a cleft palate requiring surgery.
新生儿被诊断出患有需要手术的腭裂。
- He felt self-conscious about the subtle cleft in his chin.
他对下巴上细微的凹陷感到不自在。
- Early dental exams uncovered the cleft in the infant's hard palate.
早期牙科检查发现了婴儿硬腭的裂口。
- Surgeons corrected the cleft in her lip and palate during her first year.
外科医生在她第一年时矫正了她嘴唇和上颚的裂隙。
- A faint cleft in his chin became more pronounced in the mirror.
他下巴上一个微弱的凹陷在镜子里变得更加明显。
2
裂缝, 裂隙
a fissure in a surface or natural formation
- Sunlight streamed through a cleft in the cave wall.
阳光从洞穴墙壁的一个裂缝中流泻进来。
- The cliff face featured a deep cleft carved by centuries of erosion.
悬崖表面有一个由几个世纪的侵蚀雕刻出的深裂缝。
- She slipped her hand into a cleft between the boulders to steady herself.
她把手滑进岩石之间的裂缝中以稳住自己。
- Rainwater funneled through a narrow cleft in the pavement.
雨水通过路面狭窄的裂缝汇集。
- Moss thrived in every cleft of the ancient stone wall.
苔藓在古老石墙的每个裂缝中茁壮成长。