cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged
使(某人)感到孤立(或疏远)
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an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants 一个可能使其居民感到孤立的城市环境
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[as adj.
alienated ]an alienated angst-ridden twenty-two-year-old .一位感到孤立的、焦虑的22岁青年。
cause (someone) to become unsympathetic or hostile
使(某人)变得不同情(或敌视)
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the association does not wish to alienate its members .协会不愿使其成员敌对起来。
【律】 转让(产权)。
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alienate someone's affections US Law induce someone to transfer their affection from a person (such as a spouse) with legal rights or claims on them【美律】 引诱某人移情
"early 16th cent.: from Latin