alienate
英 ['eɪlɪəneɪt]
美
CET6 TEM4 IELTS GRE
1. ali- + -en (形容词后缀) + -ate.
2. => make another's, estrange, "make estranged" (in feelings or affections).
- alienate (v.)
- 1540s, "make estranged" (in feelings or affections), from Latin alienatus, past participle of alienare "to make another's, estrange," from alienus "of or belonging to another person or place," from alius "(an)other" (see alias (adv.)). Related: Alienated; alienating.
- 1. A new format would alienate its ageing readership without attracting young readers.
- 新的版式会疏远上了年纪的读者群，并且也不会吸引年轻读者。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The govern-ment cannot afford to alienate either group.
- 疏远两个团体中的任何一方都是政府承受不起的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The executive could not alienate any part of our territory.
- 行政官员不能将我们领土的任何部分让给他人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. I hope nothing will ever alienate his brothers from him.
- 我希望没有什么事会使他的兄弟们与他不和.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Don't alienate yourself from the masses.
- 不要脱离群众.
来自《简明英汉词典》
