() the act of ending sb's contract of employment 解雇；辞退；离职◆They are expected to lose 8 000 staff, mainly through early retirement and voluntary severance. 他们预计将流失 8 000 名职员，主要是提前退休和自动离职人员。◆All employees are entitled to severance pay. 所有的员工均可领取离职金。➡redundancy ⨁severance packages / pay / payments / terms 辞退补偿；离职金；离职补偿；离职条件
the act of ending a connection or relationship 断绝；中断◆the severance of relations 中断关系