疏遠

Question 1

alienate

Answer 1

alienate [ˈeljənˌet]
(v) 疏遠 (不再對人友善)
(MW1) to make (someone) unfriendly: to cause(someone) to stop beingfriendly, helpful, etc.,towards you
(MW2) to make unfriendly, hostile,or indifferent especially where attachment (聯繫) formerly existed
[源] alien- (other) ，“疏遠” 是把對方當 “外人” (others) 看待。
[衍] alien [ˈelɪən] (n) “外星人”、“外國人”。
[衍] alienation [ˌeljəˈneʃən] (n) “疏遠”。
[例] He alienated most of his colleagues with hisbadtemper.

Question 2

estrange

Answer 2

estrange [əˈstrendʒ]
(v) 疏遠 (從友好變敵對)
(MW1) to cause someoneto be no longer friendly or close to another personor group
(MW2) to arouse especially mutual enmity(敵意) or indifference in where there hadformerly been love, affection,or friendliness: ALIENATE
[源] ex- (out) + strange(陌生) ，“疏遠” 就是和他人 “變陌生”。
[衍] estrangement [əˈstrendʒmənt] (n) “疏遠”。
[例] She estranged several of hercoworkers when she let her promotiongo to her head.