alienate; estrange; isolate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to alienate; to estrange; to isolate; to become emotionally distant
Can be used both transitively (疏离社会) and intransitively or in passive constructions (关系疏离). Often implies emotional or social distance rather than just physical separation.
guān关
xi系
shū疏
lí离
The relationship is estranged.
Yī一
gè个
zuò作
jiā家
rèn任
hé何
shí时
hòu候
dōu都
bù不
yīng应
shū疏
lí离
shè社
huì会
。
A writer should never isolate themselves from society at any time.
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Tā他
men们
zhī之
jiān间
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
shū疏
lí离
。
The feelings between them are becoming increasingly distant.
Xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
，
rén人
yǔ与
rén人
zhī之
jiān间
de的
shū疏
lí离
gǎn感
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
qiáng强
liè烈
。
In modern society, the sense of alienation between people is becoming stronger.