es·trange·mentBrE/ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/NAmE/ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/noun[U, C] (formal) thestateofbeingestranged; a period of being estranged疏远（的一段时间）；分居（期）◆~ (fromsb/sth)aperiodofestrangementfromhiswife他与妻子分居期间◆~ (betweenAandB)Themisunderstandinghadcausedaseven-yearestrangementbetweenthem. 这场误会使得他们七年互不往来。