estrange /ɪˈstreɪnʤ/ verb estranges; estranged; estranging
estranges; estranged; estranging
Learner's definition of ESTRANGE
[+ object] formal
1
: to cause someone to be no longer friendly or close to another person or group離間;使疏遠 —
usually + from —
often used as (be) estranged常用作(be) estranged -
They are estranged from their children.他們與自己的孩子們疏遠了。
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an estranged couple [=a married couple who no longer live together]分居的夫婦
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her estranged husband [=her husband, who no longer lives with her]與她分居的丈夫
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an estranged wife [=a wife who no longer lives with her husband]與丈夫分居的妻子
2
: to cause someone to be no longer involved or connected with something使脫離;使分開;使決裂 —
usually + from — estrangement
/ɪˈstreɪnʤmənt/ noun [noncount]