sever
英 ['sevə]
美 ['sɛvɚ]
- vt. 割断，断绝；分开；使分离
- vi. 断；裂开；分离
- n. (Sever)人名；(俄)谢韦尔；(捷、塞、意、西、土、瑞典、罗)塞韦尔；(英)塞弗；(德)泽弗
TEM4 GRE
1. separate => sever.
2. several => sever.
sever 切开，割断，断绝来自古法语 sevrer,分开，来自拉丁语 separare,分开，词源同 separate.字母 p,v 音变，比较 seven,September.引申词义切开，割断，断绝等。
- sever (v.)
- c. 1300, from Anglo-French severer, Old French sevrer "to separate" (12c., later in French restricted to "to wean," i.e. "to separare from the mother"), from Vulgar Latin *seperare, from Latin separare "to separate" (see separate (v.)).
- 1. He was able to sever all emotional bonds to his family.
- 他切断了和家人的所有感情纽带。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. to sever a rope
- 割断绳子
来自《权威词典》
- 3. She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.
- 她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. It was an easy shot now and he felt the cartilage sever.
- 这时扎起来很容易,他感到它的软骨折断了.
来自英汉文学 - 老人与海
- 5. You really want me to sever ties with all my close relatives?
- 你真要我断六亲?
来自汉英文学 - 围城
