cleft

🇬🇧 UK/kleft/🇺🇸 US

TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

n.

A crack, fissure, or V-shaped opening made by splitting.

裂缝，裂口，裂隙

adj.

Split or divided into two parts, as in a cleft chin or cleft palate.

裂开的，分裂的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

cleftother

=cleft

Common Collocations

1.cleft palate唇腭裂
2.cleft chin下颌裂

Example Sentences

1.
A cleft in the mountain wall provided shelter from the storm.

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