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Estrangement 英 ɪ'Streɪndʒmənt] 美 ɪ'Streɪndʒmənt N.疏远 Debates Stifle Passion

英语单词 estrangement
英美音标 英 [ɪ'streɪndʒmənt] 美 [ɪ'streɪndʒmənt]
中文释义 n.疏远
英语例句 (1) Debates will stifle passion and result in estrangement.
(2) The quarrel led to a complete estrangement between herher family.
中文例句 (1) 争论会抑制热情,导致疏远。
(2) 这一争吵使她同家人完全疏远了。
vocabulary简明 Estrangement is the feeling that you don't belong, especially when you're surrounded by other people. If you've ever had to sit by yourself in a school cafeteria, you know what estrangement feels like.
vocabulary扩展 Right in the middle of the word estrangement is strange, and it provides a great clue about how to use the word. Estrangement happens when something — or someone — makes you feel like a stranger. It can describe a couple that's split up or the alienation of a former friend. The meaning hasn't changed much from its Latin root, extraneare, "treat as a stranger."
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]疏远;疏远期;分居(期) Estrangement is the state of being estranged from someone or the length of time for which you are estranged.
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  • The trip will bring to an end years of estrangement between the two countries...

    此行将会结束两国多年来的疏远关系。

  • That day marked the beginning of a 20-year estrangement.

    从那一天开始了长达20年的互不往来。

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