alienate
- IPA[ˈālēəˌnāt]
美式
- cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged；cause (someone) to become unsympathetic or hostile
verb: alienate, 3rd person present: alienates, gerund or present participle: alienating, past tense: alienated, past participle: alienated
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動詞
- 1. cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged an urban environment that would alienate its inhabitants 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ cause (someone) to become unsympathetic or hostile the association does not wish to alienate its members
- 2. transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group they defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land 同義詞
- experiencing or inducing feelings of isolation or estrangement: an alienated, angst-ridden twenty-two-year-old the need for human connection in this ever more alienated world
Oxford Dictionary
- experiencing or inducing feelings of isolation or estrangement: an alienated, angst-ridden twenty-two-year-old the need for human connection in this ever more alienated world
Oxford American Dictionary
- induce someone to transfer their affection from a person (such as a spouse) with legal rights ...
Oxford Dictionary
- induce someone to transfer their affection from a person (such as a spouse) with legal rights ...
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈeɪlɪəneɪt]
英式
- make (someone) feel isolated or estranged: an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants
Oxford Dictionary
