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(石頭或地面的)罅隙，裂隙，裂口
A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
例句
...a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for humans to enter.
巖石之間人無法通過的一條窄縫
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(下巴上的)凹口
A cleft in someone's chin is a line down the middle of it.
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ADJ
(下巴)有凹口的
If someone has a cleft chin, they have a cleft in their chin.
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PHRASE
左右為難的；進退維谷的
If you say that a person or organization is in a cleft stick, you mean that they are in a difficult situation which will bring them problems and harm whatever they decide to do.
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Cleft is a past participle of cleave.