| 词汇 | sever |
| 释义 | sever verb[ T ] uk /ˈsev.ər/ us /ˈsev.ɚ/ to break or separate, especially by cutting: 弄断；分开；（尤指）切断，割断 The knife severed an artery and he bled to death.刀子割断了动脉，他流血过多而死。 Her foot was severed from her leg in a car accident.在一次车祸中，她的脚与腿断开了。 Electricity cables have been severed by the storm.风暴弄断了电缆。 to end a connection with someone or something: 中断，断绝（联系） The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961.美国于1961年断绝了与古巴的外交关系。 The company has severed its connection/links/relationship/ties with its previous partners.公司断绝了与前合作伙伴之间的联系／关系。 Cutting off and disconnecting amputate amputation amputee Brexit castration chop chop something off crop cut back disconnected disconnection dismember dismemberment dissection dock microtome nonconnection post-amputation saw something off unharness sever | American Dictionarysever verb[ T ] us/ˈsev·ər/ to separate or break something, esp. by cutting: He severed a finger in the accident. An explosion severed the plane’s hydraulic systems. The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961. sever | Business Englishsever verb[ T ] uk /ˈsevər/us to end a connection with someone or something: sever ties/links/relations with sb/sth The decision to sever the contract appeared to be mutual. Examples of seversever Moreover, social trends and changes in the organization of professional football have gone some way to severing these sorts of links between football clubs and their localities. My noble friend spoke in a moving passage of the severing of political friendships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Government here are deliberately severing what might be a very useful link. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will the border arrangements be eased, or will the borders lead to a real and tangible division by separating ethnic groups and severing existing relations? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The first step consists of severing the link between economic growth and the intense use of resources and unwanted effects such as pollution. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We believe that the planned text was sufficiently clear to avoid severing links. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Often she severs her business connections and takes on a new kind of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I take it that he means that membership on these terms, in his view, would mean the equivalent of the severing of an artery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, removing the filter would not mean severing links with the parliamentary process or with the other place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Severing the umbilical cord which links an elector with the people in the constituencies is an act of folly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thus, it fundamentally severs procreation from the marital union. See all examples of sever These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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