severance

英 [ˈsevərəns]

美 [ˈsevərəns]

n. 断绝; 中断; 解雇; 辞退

复数：severances　

BNC.16468 / COCA.14925

牛津词典

noun

断绝；中断
the act of ending a connection or relationship
1. the severance of diplomatic relations
  外交关系的断绝
解雇；辞退
the act of ending sb's work contract
1. employees given notice of severance
  接到解聘通知的雇员
2. severance pay/terms
  解雇金 / 条件

N-UNCOUNT (关系、联系的)断绝，中断
Severance froma person or group, or theseverance ofa connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection.
1. ...his bitter sense of severance from his family.
  他与家人断绝关系的痛楚
2. ...the complete severance of diplomatic relations.
  外交关系的彻底中断
ADJ 离职金;遣散费
Severancepay is a sum of money that a company gives to its employees when it has to stop employing them.
1. 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

the act of severing
Synonym:severing
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
1. they hoped to avoid a break in relations
Synonym:rupturebreachbreakriftfalling out

The real severance from my father came later.
真正同我父亲断绝关系那是后来的事。
It is understood that his severance package had been frozen for more than six months.
据悉，克辛格的遣散费已冻结了6个多月。
Employers fear the law will mean bigger severance payments.
雇主们担心这部法律将意味着更多的遣散费。
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。
Military severance pay and demobilization pay for officers and soldiers of the armed forces;
军队干部和战士的转业费、复员费；
No extra severance, either.
也没有特别的补偿费。
In addition, employers have to pay severance to employees if fixed-term contracts expire.
此外，如果定期合同到期，雇主必须向雇员支付遣散费。
After I was fired, my boss gave me one month's notice and another month's severance pay.
我被解雇时老板提前一个月通知我并额外给了我一个月的解雇费。
In some cases, employers will pay for coverage for a limited time as part of a severance package.
而在有些情况下，遣散费的一，雇主会支付的保险费。
My employer is offering two months 'severance.
我的雇主将向我支付两个月的遣散费。