alienate

[ˈeɪliəneɪt]
  • 释义
  • 使疏远,离间;使转移,放弃;[法]转让,让渡(财产或权利);

  • 词义辨析
  • alienate, divert, divorce, remove
  • 这四个词共同的意思是“脱离”。它们的区别是:
    remove强调所处位置上的“脱离”,常用于指脱离生产、实际等; divert原意指方向上的“改变”,引申表示“转移”某人的注意力等; alienate和divorce的意思相同,用于指和经常在一起的人或物相“脱离”,如脱离人民、群众等。例如:
    By adopting this policy, they risk alienating many of their supporters.他们采取这个政策,就要冒着同许多支持者疏远的风险。
    The outbreak of the North war has diverted public attention away from other national problems.北方战事的爆发已把公众的注意力从其他全国性问题上转移开来。
    It is difficult to divorce politics from sport.把政治与体育完全分开是很难的。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    A new format would alienate its ageing readership without attracting young readers.

    新的版式会疏远上了年纪的读者群,并且也不会吸引年轻读者。

    柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    His second wife, Alice, was determined to alienate him from his two boys.

    他的第二任妻子艾丽斯,决意要疏远他和两个儿子的感情。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    The executive could not alienate any part of our territory.

    行政官员不能将我们领土的任何部分让给他人.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    I hope nothing will ever alienate his brothers from him.

    我希望没有什么事会使他的兄弟们与他不和.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    Don't alienate yourself from the masses.

    不要脱离群众.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    His attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith.

    他离间那两个朋友的企图失败了,因为他们彼此完全信任.

    ——辞典例句
  • 7、

    The government cannot afford to alienate either group.

    疏远两个团体中的任何一方都是政府承受不起的。

    ——辞典例句
  • 8、

    As long as we keep on doing so, we shall not alienate ourselves from the masses.

    只要我们这样干了, 就不会脱离群众.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 9、

    The Prime Minister's policy alienate many of his followers.

    首相的政策使许多拥护他的人疏远了他.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 10、

    The request was to alienate the property to charity.

    该项请求是要把财产转让给慈善机构.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 11、

    You need to alienate yourself from them.

    你必须要疏远他们.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 12、

    Avoid being overly opinionated or you will alienate friends.

    不要太固执,免得疏远朋友.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 13、

    We'd better not alienate ourselves from the colleagues.

    我们最好还是不要与同事们疏远.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 14、

    Wholly alienate landowners and those who live in the countryside.

    简言之,他们是否完全地与土地主人和乡村居民隔绝:这很可能取决于露营者自己.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 15、

    It would also alienate the politically powerful postal workers.

    同时,也会孤立那些政治力量雄厚的邮政员.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 16、

    Dodo says pranks can also potentially alienate or hurt someone's feelings if not in good taste.

    多多称,如果恶作剧的方式不得当,还有可能疏远或伤害别人的感情.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 17、

    Her attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other.

    她的企图割断两个朋友失败,因为他们已经完全相信对方.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 18、

    Indeed they almost invariably alienate the local population and reflect a land grab.

    事实上,工业用林无一例外的疏远了当地居民,并表现出一种土地掠夺的倾向.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 19、

    Disagreements alienate teenagers from their families.

    意见不合使青少年们与他们的家庭疏远.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 20、

    But don't alienate yourselves from them , just as in swimming you don't leave the water.

    但是不要脱离他,等于我们游水一样不要脱离水.

    ——期刊摘选