alienate
vt. 1. 使疏远;离间
2.【律】转让,让渡
3. 使转移,使转向
The Prime Minister's policy alienated
many of her followers.
首相的政策使很多拥护她的人疏远了她.
【词根No.7】
alter, altern, ali=other, to change, 表示“其他的,改变状态”
alien外国的+ate→把别人当外国人→疏远
【常见搭配】
alienate from
v.使疏远
Disagreements can alienate teenagers from their families.
意见不合使青少年们与他们的家庭疏远。
We'd better not alienate ourselves from the colleagues.
我们最好还是不要与同事们疏远。
【亲戚词】
alienation n. 疏远; 让渡; 离间; 转让
alienative adj.离间的, 疏离的
alienator n.让渡人, 赠予者, 疏远者
【特色例句】
"Employers are wrong to ban MP3 players from the workplace. It's crucial to give workers autonomy, and bans of any sort can alienate workers," he said.
他说:“老板们不应该禁止员工上班时听MP3,因为让员工得到充分的自主权很重要,‘禁令’会使员工对公司产生敌对情绪。”
【今日小游戏】
1. 判断对错题,认为对的在扩号里写T,错的写F:
( F ) He alienated his friends.
( T ) His behavior alienated his friends.
2. 追加甜点,模仿造句,写出英文:
给青少年充分的自主权很重要,'禁令'会使他们对家庭产生敌对情绪。
It's crucial to give teenagers autonomy, and bans of any sort can alienate them from their families.
【同根词】
alter v.变更,改变
alterable adj.可改变的(alter+able能…的)
alteration n.改造,改变(alter+ation表名词)
alternation n.交互,交错(alternate+ion)
alternative adj.二者择一(的)(来自alternate交替,交替选择的方法)
alien adj.外国的,外来的(ali+en表形容词或名词→其他地方的→外国的,外国人的)