《韦氏词典》Definition of?severtransitive verb:?to put or keep apart?:?DIVIDEespecially?:?to remove (something, such as a part) by or as if by cuttingintransitive verb:?to become separated你怎么能说你查了所有词典呢?这种情况最好查《韦氏》。
It was an easy shot now and he felt the cartilage sever. (海明威老人与海)
这一下很容易扎下去,而且老人感到鲨鱼的软骨断了。
所有的词典都显示sever是及物动词,因此这里felt the cartilage sever如何理解?
是felt the cartilage severED吗?