| 单词 | sever |
| 释义 | sev·er transitive verb 1. a. < had been severed from the case because of illness — Paul Harris > < should sever himself from them completely — Samuel Butler †1902 > b. < will … take an opportunity of severing these young men — Sir Walter Scott > < fighting a war that the parts of the nation might not be severed > 2. < a world severed from … downtown by a gap so wide — Louis Auchincloss > < the confluence of the … rivers which virtually severs it from the rest of the capital territory — H.W.H.King > 3. < sever theology from philosophy — H.O.Taylor > 4. a. < army … was severed by inroads — Sir Winston Churchill > b. (1) < came to a stop with the severed body about halfway under the locomotive — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News > < severing the cable and releasing the flaming, heavily constructed car — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < severed their last remaining ties to the Old World — Oscar Handlin > < sever connections > < sever diplomatic relations > (2) < the guillotine severs the head from the body > c. < as wild geese that … sever themselves and madly sweep the sky — Shakespeare > 5. intransitive verb 1. < if from me thou sever not — John Milton > < in all their lives not to sever > 2. < the army must sever in three parts — Edward Hall > 3. < claimed the right of severing in their challenge — T.B.Macaulay > Synonyms: see separate |
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