severance

英 [ˈsevərəns]

美 [ˈsevərəns]

n.  断绝; 中断; 解雇; 辞退

复数：severances　

经济

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

柯林斯词典

• 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。

英英释义

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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• Beijing also has increased requirements for severance payments, which discourages layoffs unless business drops severely.
  北京也要求越来越高的遣散费，除非业务下降严重，否则不鼓励裁员。
• Motorola said this week it will incur$ 31 million in severance costs related to the layoffs.
  本周，摩托罗拉称，与裁员有关的遣散费将高达3100万美元。
• 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。
• Labour market reform reduced severance payments and cut overtime remuneration.
  劳动力市场改革削减了遣散费和加班费。
• The Miami Herald's critic was granted eight weeks 'severance pay.
  《迈阿密先驱报》（MiamiHerald）的评论家得到了8周遣散费。
• If you still want money, then it isn't an alimony, it's severance pay.
  如果你坚持要钱的话，那也不是赡养费而是遣散费。
• What severance would be paid to the ex-executives?
  公司会给前任高管提供什么样的离职费？