柯林斯英汉双解大词典
sever /ˈsɛvə/ TEM4 ( severing, severed, severs )
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V-T To sever something means to cut completely through it or to cut it completely off. 切断; 切掉 [正式]
例：Richardson severed his right foot in a motorcycle accident.
理查森在一次摩托车事故中轧断了右脚。
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V-T If you sever a relationship or connection that you have with someone, you end it suddenly and completely. 断绝 (关系、联系) [正式]
例：She severed her ties with her homeland.
她断绝了与自己祖国的联系。
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People are tied to their country of birth in deep and complex ways, and severing these links has consequences.
人们与出生国的联系是深刻复杂的，切断这些联系会产生一系列后果。
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But as the dollar has fallen, these countries have imported inflation and some are now severing their dollar links.
但是一旦美元已经下跌，这些国家就有输入型通货膨胀，而且一些国家现在正在切断他们的美元关联。
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The European Union, Niger's main aid donor, is contemplating severing ties to pressure Niamey to restore constitutional order.
VOA: standard.2009.11.14
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Well, if normally there's this super tight connection between my soul and my body, death might be the severing of that connection.
如果我的灵魂和肉体之间,有着超紧密的联系,那么死亡就是这种联系的终结
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The country's powerful Islamic media, which traditionally supports the government, has called for severing ties.
VOA: standard.2010.06.03
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