al·ien·ate
verb/ˈeɪliəneɪt/
/ˈeɪliəneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they alienate | /ˈeɪliəneɪt/ /ˈeɪliəneɪt/ |
| he / she / it alienates | /ˈeɪliəneɪts/ /ˈeɪliəneɪts/ |
| past simple alienated | /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd/ /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle alienated | /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd/ /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form alienating | /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪŋ/ |
- alienate somebody to make somebody less friendly towards you
使疏远；使不友好；离间 - His comments have alienated a lot of young voters.
他的评论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
- His comments have alienated a lot of young voters.
- alienate somebody (from something/somebody) to make somebody feel that they do not belong in a particular group
使（与某群体）格格不入；使疏远 - Very 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。
- Very talented children may feel alienated from the others in their class.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin alienat- ‘estranged’, from the verb alienare, from alienus ‘of another’, from alius ‘other’.