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sever

verb
🔊/ˈsevə(r)/
🔊/ˈsevər/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sever
🔊/ˈsevə(r)/
🔊/ˈsevər/
he / she / it severs
🔊/ˈsevəz/
🔊/ˈsevərz/
past simple severed
🔊/ˈsevəd/
🔊/ˈsevərd/
past participle severed
🔊/ˈsevəd/
🔊/ˈsevərd/
-ing form severing
🔊/ˈsevərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈsevərɪŋ/
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  1. to cut something into two pieces; to cut something off something切开；割断；切下；割下
    • sever something to sever a rope割断绳子
    • a severed artery切断的动脉
    • sever something from something His hand was severed from his arm.他的手从胳膊上截断了。🔊🔊
  2. sever something to completely end a relationship or all communication with somebody断绝；中断 synonym break off
    • The two countries have severed all diplomatic links.两国断绝了一切外交关系。🔊🔊
    • She has severed all contact with her family.她已经切断了与家人的所有联系。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French severer, from Latin separare ‘separate, divide’.