alienate
/ˈeɪljəneɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged使（某人）感到孤立（或疏远）：
an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants
一个可能使其居民感到孤立的城市环境
as adj. alienated an alienated angst-ridden twenty-two-year-old.一位感到孤立的、焦虑的22岁青年。
1.1
- cause (someone) to become unsympathetic or hostile使（某人）变得不同情（或敌视）：
the association does not wish to alienate its members.
协会不愿使其成员敌对起来。
2
- Law transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group【律】转让（产权）。
短语
alienate someone's affections
- US Law induce someone to transfer their affection from a person (such as a spouse) with legal rights or claims on them【美律】引诱某人移情。
派生词
alienator
noun词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin alienat- 'estranged'， from the verb alienare, from alienus 'of another' （see ALIEN）.