sever
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/ˈsevər/
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/ˈsevə(r)/
To cut through something completely, making it into two separate pieces.
The doctor had to sever the infected finger.
醫生不得不切斷感染的手指。
To formally end a connection, relationship, or agreement with someone.
After the argument, they decided to sever all ties with each other.
爭吵之後,他們決定彼此斷絕所有聯繫。