sever
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To sever something means to cut completely through it or to cut it completely off. 切斷; 切掉[正式]
Richardson severed his right foot in a motorcycle accident. 理查森在一次摩托車事故中軋斷了右腳。
2. V-T If you sever a relationship or connection that you have with someone, you end it suddenly and completely. 斷絕 (關系、聯系)[正式]
She severed her ties with her homeland. 她斷絕了與自己祖國的聯系。
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sever /ˈsɛvə/ (severing,severed,severs)
剑桥词典
- to break or separate , especially by cutting
弄斷；分開；（尤指）切斷，割斷
The knife severed an artery and he bled to death . 刀子割斷了動脈，他流血過多而死。
Her foot was severed from her leg in a car accident . 在一次車禍中，她的腳與腿斷開了。
Electricity cables have been severed by the storm . 風暴弄斷了電纜。
to end a connection with someone or something
中斷，斷絕（聯系）
The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961. 美國於1961年斷絕了與古巴的外交關系。
The company has severed its connection /links /relationship /ties with its previous partners . 公司斷絕了與前郃作夥伴之間的聯系／關系。 返回 sever