sever
UK/'sevә/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To cut or break something off completely; to separate or divide.
切断；断绝；分离
Root Breakdown
Native Englishseverother
=sever
Common Collocations
- 1.sever ties断绝关系
- 2.sever relations切断联系
- 3.sever a connection断开连接
- 4.sever diplomatic relations断绝外交关系
Example Sentences
- 1.
The accident severed his connection to the company he had built for decades.
- 2.
Surgeons worked for hours to reattach the finger that had been severed.
- 3.
The two nations decided to sever diplomatic ties following the border conflict.