severs , severing , severed
To sever something means to cut completely through it or to cut it completely off.
Richardson severed his right foot in a motorcycle accident.
理查森在一次摩托车事故中轧断了右脚。
If you sever a relationship or connection that you have with someone, you end it suddenly and completely.
She severed her ties with her homeland.
她断绝了自己与祖国的联系。