• 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

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