al.ien.ate

alienate的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈeiljəˌneit, ˈeili:ə-]
KK音标发音： [ˈeljəˌnet, ˈeliə-]

alienate的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

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 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 To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: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”(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

alienate的词源：

5. Latin ali?n3re ali?n3t-
拉丁语 ali?n3re ali?n3t-

6. from Latin ali?nus [alien] * see alien
源自 拉丁语 ali?nus [使疏远] *参见 alien

alienate的词性：
n.（名词）