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单词 estrange
释义
estrange
verb[T]
formal
uk
/ɪˈstreɪndʒ/us
/ɪˈstreɪndʒ/
tocausesomeone to nolongerhave afriendlyrelationshipwith anotherpersonor otherpeople:
（使）疏远；离间
Herlifestyleestranged herfromherparents.她的生活方式使她跟父母越来越疏远。
tocauseyou tofeelthat you do notunderstandsomeone or something, or do not have anyconnectionwith him, her, or it:
（使）不再理解；（使）不再明白
Culturalchangescan estrange thereaderfromoldtexts.文化演变可能导致读者难以理解旧时作品的内容。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not being friendly
  • abrasive
  • abrasively
  • abrasiveness
  • abruptly
  • abruptness
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • coolness
  • dourness
  • estranged
  • estrangement
  • forbidding
  • forbiddingly
  • prickly
  • sourness
  • standoffish
  • standoffishly
  • standoffishness
  • sullen
  • surly
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Isolating and separating
(Definition ofestrangefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofestrange

estrange
The negative term ' ' unheimlich ' ' (unhomely) defamiliarizes and estranges the home to make it ' ' uncanny.
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When they fell out each sought to repair the damage in letters reminiscent more of two estranged lovers than the towering public and intellectual figures they actually were.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Women also reported that they and their husbands at times felt estranged from friends who had become family-oriented and had little to talk about except home and family.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Political oppression itself is also a source of alienation, mistrust, and selfcontempt that corrodes domestic relationships, estranges parents from their children, and undermines solidarity within communities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Types especially seem to be estranged.
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Many victims report that they feel detached or estranged from familiar others, feel emotionally numb, have less interest in previously significant activities, and have a sense of a foreshortened future.
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By failing to see what it is, the regime loses its legitimacy and estranges itself from the people and from the international community.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Far worse, however, an estranged or violent parent could use it as a device to trace other parents or children.
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The most general fear is that the proposed structure will become impersonal and that many people will be estranged from the administration.
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They are estranged from home, family, culture and country.
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Various questions concerning the payment of allowances to separated or estranged wives are under consideration.
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They see that their estranged parents at least have a relaxed relationship.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In my experience, the worst examples are the students who are estranged from their parents.
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They must examine the clean-break arrangements that many people made when they were first estranged.
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When a marriage becomes estranged the two parties will recognise this and act in the way that the law requires.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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