alienate
英 ['e?l??ne?t]
美
- vt. 使疏遠，離間；讓與
GRECET6TEM4IELTS中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?alienates;過去式:?alienated;過去分詞:?alienated;現在分詞:?alienating;名詞:?alienation;
助記提示
1. ali- + -en (形容詞后綴) + -ate.
2. => make another's, estrange, "make estranged" (in feelings or affections).
2. => make another's, estrange, "make estranged" (in feelings or affections).
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. A new format would alienate its ageing readership without attracting young readers.
- 新的版式會疏遠上了年紀的讀者群，并且也不會吸引年輕讀者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The govern-ment cannot afford to alienate either group.
- 疏遠兩個團體中的任何一方都是政府承受不起的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The executive could not alienate any part of our territory.
- 行政官員不能將我們領土的任何部分讓給他人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I hope nothing will ever alienate his brothers from him.
- 我希望沒有什么事會使他的兄弟們與他不和.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Don't alienate yourself from the masses.
- 不要脫離群眾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
