​每日单词：estranged

每日单词：estranged

estranged

英 [ɪ'streɪndʒd] 美 [ɪ'streɪndʒd]

adj.疏远的；隔离的 动词estrange的过去式和过去分词形式.

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◉Usage Examples

(1) His mother had been born in the country, on a farm, and felt involved with the land but estranged from its people.

(1) 她母亲生在农村的一个农庄里，对这里的土地很有感情，但和这里的人是疏远的。

◉Usage notes

The adjective estranged suggests a loss of affection, a turning away from someone. When a couple separates, we often refer to them as estranged — or no longer together.

The word estranged is an unfriendly word with a negative connotation. The word strange within it seems to suggest an alienation of affection, and that a loving relationship has not only soured, but turned distant and even somewhat hostile. While the word is usually used to describe a human relationship, it can also refer to a political situation where nations that were once allies develop conflicts and become estranged.

◉Collins

1. [ADJ 形容词]（与配偶）分居的 An estranged wife or husband is no longer living with their husband or wife. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式]

...his estranged wife.

和他分居的妻子

2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（因与亲朋发生争吵而）疏远的，不和的，不来往的 If you are estranged from your family or friends, you have quarrelled with them and are not communicating with them. [oft ADJ from n] [FORMAL 正式]

① He was laid to rest yesterday without a final goodbye from his estranged son...

他昨天去世了，关系疏远的儿子没来作最后的道别。

② Joanna, 30, spent most of her twenties virtually estranged from her father.

30岁的乔安娜在她二十几岁的时候大多数时间根本不和父亲来往。

3. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（与社团、职业等）疏离的，疏远的，脱离的 If you describe someone as estranged from something such as society or their profession, you mean that they no longer seem involved in it. [v-link ADJ] [FORMAL 正式]

Arran became increasingly estranged from the mainstream of Hollywood.

阿伦变得越来越脱离好莱坞的主流了。