sever

/ˈsɛv.ɚ/· verb

政治/外交/军事B2

sever
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Chinese meaning

(外wài交jiāo/经jīng济jì关guān系xì)彻chè底dǐ切qiē断duàn,断duàn绝jué

彻chè底dǐ切qiē断duàn,斩zhǎn断duàn联lián系xì

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美měi国guó将jiāng与yǔ伊yī朗lǎng切qiē断duàn一yī切qiè经jīng济jì往wǎng来lái

Example

Scott Bessent says the US will sever all economic ties with the country and that any nation partnering with Iran financially will also be isolated.

财cái政zhèng部bù长zhǎng斯sī科kē特tè·贝bèi森sēn特tè表biǎo示shì,美měi国guó将jiāng切qiē断duàn与yǔ该gāi国guó的de一yī切qiè经jīng济jì联lián系xì,任rèn何hé在zài金jīn融róng上shàng与yǔ伊yī朗lǎng合hé作zuò的de国guó家jiā也yě将jiāng被bèi孤gū立lì。

Source: BBC · 24 Aug 2026

Background ✎

美měi财cái长zhǎng宣xuān布bù将jiāng彻chè底dǐ切qiē断duàn与yǔ伊yī朗lǎng的de经jīng济jì往wǎng来lái,并bìng孤gū立lì与yǔ伊yī朗lǎng合hé作zuò的de国guó家jiā

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 se-(分开)+ parāre(安排),与 separate 同源

  • 拉丁 se-(分开)+ parāre(安排、准备)→ 演变为 sever

Collocations

  • sever ties / sever economic ties / sever relations

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