sunder
UK/'sʌndә/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To break or split apart, especially by force; to separate.
切开，分离，分裂
n.
A separation or division into parts.
分离，分割
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsunderother
=sunder
Common Collocations
- 1.put asunder使分离
- 2.sunder apart强行分开
- 3.[sunder ties]断绝关系
- 4.torn asunder被撕裂
Example Sentences
- 1.
The violent storm sundered the ancient oak tree in two.
- 2.
Years of conflict had sundered the once-united nation into rival factions.
- 3.
The couple's relationship was sundered by betrayal and mistrust.