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alienate
al.ien.ate  AHD[³l“y…-n³t”, ³“l¶-…-]   DJ[6e!lj*7ne!t, 6e!li8*-]  KK[6elj*7net, 6eli*-]
v.tr.（及物动词）  al.ien.at.ed,al.ien.at.ing,al.ien.ates
1.To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange:
    使疏远：使或变得不友好或敌视；离间：
    alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions.See Synonyms at &b{estrange}
    使朋友疏远；由于采取极端的主张而疏远了潜在的支持者参见estrange
2.To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally:
    使孤立：使或变得孤僻或反应迟钝；在感情上孤立或不合群：
    The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.
    枯燥的工作可以使工人变得麻木
3.To cause to be transferred; turn away:
    使转移，使变换：使…被转让；放弃：
  “He succeeded . . . in alienating the affections of my only ward”(&b{Oscar Wilde})
    “他成功地…夺走了我唯一的保护人对我的关怀”(奥斯卡·怀尔德)
4.Law To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.
  【法律】 转让，让渡：将（财产或权力）转给他人，尤指所有人的主动行为而非继承权
ORIGIN
1.Latinali¶n³re  ali¶n³t-
    拉丁语ali¶n³re  ali¶n³t-
2.from Latinali¶nus [alien] * see  alien
    源自 拉丁语ali¶nus [使疏远] *参见alien
DERIVATIVES
▪al“iena”tor  n.（名词）