1. The commencement exercise does not mean a severance of your tie to us or to the universities' tie to you. 今天的毕业典礼并不表示你和学校的分离，它更意味着你和学校联系的开始。
2. The sacred thread and the tuft of hair were consigned to the fire, completing his severance from caste, sex, and society. 婆罗门圣线和杂乱丛生的头发都要交付给火焰，完全地弃绝了种姓，性别和社会。
3. Ask about severance pay, accrued vacation, overtime and sick pay, pension benefits, and eligibility for unemployment insurance. 询问清楚遣散费，累计假期，加班，病假津贴，退休福利以及失业保障等情况。
英英解释
n.
1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
2. the act of severing
