estrange

动词 estrange:

1. remove from customary environment or associations
2. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
   同义词：alienate, alien, disaffect

1. His behaviour estrange him from his brother.
   他的行为使他与哥哥疏远了。
2. They are estranged.
   他们疏远了。
3. He is estranged from his wife.
   他和妻子分居了。

es.trange

v.tr.（及物动词）
es.tranged,es.trang.ing,es.trang.es
To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate.
使疏远：使怀有敌意，使不友善或使疏远；离间
To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
使分离：使离开熟悉的环境或亲友等

来源：
Middle English estraungen
中古英语 estraungen
from Old French estrangier
源自 古法语 estrangier
from Latin extr3ne3re [to treat as a stranger, disown]
源自 拉丁语 extr3ne3re [像对陌生人一样对待，否认与自己有关系]
from extr3neus [foreign] * see strange
源自 extr3neus [外国的，不相干的] *参见 strange

【引伸】
estrange.ment
n.（名词）
estrang.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>estrange,alienate,disaffectThese verbs refer to disruption of a bond of love, friendship, or loyalty.Estrange and alienate are often used with reference to two persons, such as a husband and wife, whose harmonious relationship has been replaced by hostility or indifference:
这些动词是指对爱情、友谊和忠实的背叛。Estrange 和 alienate 经常被用于两个人的时候， 例如丈夫与妻子的合谐、融洽关系已经被敌意和分歧替代：
例句：
Political disagreements led to quarrels that finally estranged the two friends.
政治上的不同观点使两个朋友争执，最后终于导致破裂；

例句：
His persistent antagonism caused his wife to be alienated from him.
固执的对立终于使得妻子疏远了他。

Disaffect usually implies discontent, ill will, and disloyalty within the membership of a group:
Disaffect 通常暗指一群成员的不满、恶意和不忠：
例句：
Colonists were disaffected by the autocratic actions of the royal governor.
殖民地居民对皇家总督的暴虐行为极为不满