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sunder

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sun·der /ˈsʌndə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]  literaryBREAK to break something into parts, especially violently 〔尤指猛烈地〕将〔某物〕分开;使碎开;割开;切开 SYN split→ See Verb table
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sunderWar and the reality of her marriage had sundered all obligation to her parents' expectations.During his twenties his father and he were sundered by religion.
Origin sunder Old English gesundrian, syndrian
sun·der verbChineseSyllable
Corpus into break something parts, especially to


sunder
sunder /ˈsʌndə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: gesundrian, syndrian
literary to break something into parts, especially violently
   SYN  split


sun·derBrE /ˈsʌndə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌndər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they sunder BrE /ˈsʌndə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌndər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it sunders BrE /ˈsʌndəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌndərz/ 🔊past simple sundered BrE /ˈsʌndəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌndərd/ 🔊past participle sundered BrE /ˈsʌndəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌndərd/ 🔊 -ing form sundering BrE /ˈsʌndərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌndərɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth/sb (from sth/sb) (formal or literary) to split or break sth/sb apart, especially by force (尤指强制地)分开,使分离,割裂   see also asunder