厨师用刀沿着鱼的自然纹理将鱼切开。

The chef is ___cleaving the fish along its natural grain with a knife.

尽管受到批评，他依然坚持自己的信念。

Despite criticism, he kept ___cleaving to his beliefs.

锋利的斧头轻松劈开了木头。

The sharp axe was ___cleaving through the wood with ease.