1 N-COUNT [usually singular] 脐带 The umbilical cord is the tube that connects an unborn baby to its mother, through which it receives oxygen and food. 脐带
2 PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect] 停止对…的依赖；脱离…自立 If you say that one person, organization, or country has cut its umbilical cord with another, you mean that they have done something that makes them more independent. 停止对…的依赖；脱离…自立
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The referendum will bring Puerto Rico one step closer to cutting the island's umbilical cord to the United States.
这次全民公决将会促使波多黎各进一步摆脱对美国的依靠。
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I will never forget all you've done for me, but it's time to cut the umbilical cord.
我永世难忘你为我所做的一切，但现在到了我自立的时候了。
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