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cleaver

/klee-ver/US // ˈkli vər //UK // (ˈkliːvə) //

菜刀,劈刀,刮刀,劈柴刀

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
    • : a person or thing that cleaves.

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Examples

  • It also contains a few unique items like an extra-wide metal spatula that doubles as a cleaver and bottle opener.

  • Forged in Germany, Wusthof’s santoku knife marries the best elements of a chef’s knife and a cleaver.

  • A set of meat-cleaver cuts to the domestic discretionary budget.

  • A hunter comes across a sickly gorilla, too weak to defend itself from the blows of his cleaver.

  • Politico reported that a man had been arrested for allegedly spitting at Cleaver, but the congressman refused to press charges.

  • Nye alleged that all of the Tea Party members spat on her future boss, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO).

  • Whittam said Adebolajo held the meat cleaver above his head before he was shot down by officers.

  • They accordingly suffered the punishment, the wrist being divided by a cleaver driven through the joint by force of a mallet.

  • Contrary to my expectation Tinah this afternoon brought on board the cleaver that had been stolen.

  • Before adding the next budget, two points in Lucy Cleaver's outlay should, perhaps, be emphasized in the interest of common sense.

  • Under its edge the dusky metal of Khosatral's body gave way like common flesh beneath a cleaver.

  • Because of the hardness of the covering, a cleaver or a hatchet is generally required to open the squash and cut it into pieces.