A city's decision to replace historic streetcar lines with expressways can alienate long-standing residents who feel their neighborhoods have been divided.
城市用高速公路取代历史有轨电车线路的决定，可能会疏远那些觉得自己的社区被分割的长期居民。
Which choice best defines “alienate”?
B — To estrange.. “alienate” means To estrange..
Which word means “To estrange.”?
B — alienate. “alienate” means To estrange..
alienate — To estrange.. In Chinese: 使疏远；离间；转让.
alienate is pronounced //ˈeɪliəneɪt//.
A city's decision to replace historic streetcar lines with expressways can alienate long-standing residents who feel their neighborhoods have been divided. (城市用高速公路取代历史有轨电车线路的决定，可能会疏远那些觉得自己的社区被分割的长期居民。)
estrange, isolate, distance — all close in meaning to alienate (To estrange.).
attract, unite — each the opposite of alienate (To estrange.).
Yes. alienate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
alien(陌生) + -ate → 使变陌生 → 疏远。