His rude behavior began to alienate his friends.
他粗鲁的行为开始使朋友疏远。
Talking only about yourself can alienate your friends.
只谈论自己会疏远你的朋友。
The new rules alienated many longtime members of the club.
新规定疏远了俱乐部的许多老会员。
He felt alienated at his new school until he joined the band.
在新学校，他一直觉得格格不入，直到加入了乐队。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “alienate” in the following sentence: The manager''s decision to ignore employee suggestions began to alienate the team.
A — Isolate. “alienate” means v. estrange isolate separate
His constant rude remarks began to ______ even his closest friends.
D — alienate. “alienate” means v. estrange isolate separate
alienate — v. estrange isolate separate. In Chinese: 使疏远，离间.
alienate is pronounced /ˈeɪliəneɪt/. It breaks into 4 syllables: a · li · en · ate.
“alienate” means estrange isolate separate. Examples: (1) His rude behavior began to alienate his friends. (2) Talking only about yourself can alienate your friends. (3) The new rules alienated many longtime members of the club. (4) He felt alienated at his new school until he joined the band.
estrange, isolate — all close in meaning to alienate (v. estrange isolate separate).
Yes. alienate appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
alien (strange) + ate → to alienate.