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断绝
duàn jué
Meaning
- to sever; to break off
Definition
切断联系；不再继续。
to cut off; to sever; to break off.
Usage
通常用于正式场合，表示中断某种关系或联系，如社交关系、交通、通信等。
Usually used in formal contexts to indicate the interruption of a relationship or connection, such as social ties, transportation, communication, etc.
Examples
- 1 他们断绝了外交关系。(They severed diplomatic relations.)
- 2 由于洪水，公路交通断绝了。(Due to the flood, road traffic was cut off.)
- 3 他与家人断绝了联系。(He broke off contact with his family.)
- 4 两国之间的贸易往来断绝了。(Trade between the two countries has been cut off.)
- 5 她决定断绝与他的友谊。(She decided to break off her friendship with him.)
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