sever
英 [ˈsev.ər]
美 [ˈsev.ɚ]
- 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
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。
- 2. to sever a rope
- 割断绳子
- 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.
- 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.
- 5. You really want me to sever ties with all my close relatives?
- 你真要我断六亲?