estrange
/ɪˈstreɪndʒ/verb
with obj.
- cause (someone) to be no longer close, on friendly terms, or in communication with someone使疏远, 离间:
are you deliberately seeking to estrange your readers?
你是不是在故意疏远你的读者?
派生词
estrangement
noun词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare 'treat as a stranger', from extraneus 'not belonging to the family', used as a noun to mean 'stranger'. Compare with STRANGE.