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severance

severance
[英] [ˈsevərəns, ˈsevrəns] [美] [ˈsɛvərəns, ˈsɛvrəns] 生词本

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. N-UNCOUNT (关系、联系的)断绝，中断 Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection. 

  • ...his bitter sense of severance from his family.

    他与家人断绝关系的痛楚

  • ...the complete severance of diplomatic relations.

    外交关系的彻底中断

2. ADJ 离职金;遣散费 Severance pay is a sum of money that a company gives to its employees when it has to stop employing them. 

  • We were offered 13 weeks' severance pay.

    我们拿到了 13 个星期的薪水作为遣散费。

Noun

1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);

  • "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

2. the act of severing