alienate
alienate 英 [ˈeɪliəneɪt] 美 [ˈeljəˌnet, ˈeliə-]
vt. 离间；使疏远
进行时:alienating 过去式:alienated 过去分词:alienated 第三人称单数:alienates
- When you alienate people, you make them stop liking or caring about you. Show up at a conference of cat lovers with a sign around your neck that says, "I hate kittens," and you'll learn firsthand what that means.
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- vt. 离间；使疏远
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1. His comments have alienated a lot of young voters.
他的评论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
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2. ery talented children may feel alienated from the others in their class.
天才出众的孩子可能觉得与班上的同学格格不入。
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3. The new policy resulted in the alienation of many voters.
新政策导致许多选民疏远了。
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4. Many immigrants suffer from a sense of alienation.
许多移民因感到不容于社会而苦恼。
- alienate (v.) "make estranged" (in feelings or affections), 1540s, from Latin alienatus, past participle of alienare "to make another's, part with; estrange, set at variance," from alienus "of or belonging to another person or place," from alius "another, other, different," from PIE root *al- (1) "beyond." Related: Alienated; alienating.
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