| 单词 | estranged |
| 释义 | estranged (ɪstreɪndʒd ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An estranged wife or husband is no longer living with their husband or wife. [formal] ...his estranged wife. 2. adjective If you are estranged from your family or friends, you have quarrelled with them and are not communicating with them. [formal] He was laid to rest yesterday without a final goodbye from his estranged son. Joanna, 30, spent most of her twenties virtually estranged from her father. [+ from] 3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you describe someone as estranged from something such as society or their profession, you mean that they no longer seem involved in it. [formal] Allegations, made by a self-confessed cheat who had become estranged from his sport, were easy to dismiss. [+ from] Collocations: estranged couple Can the estranged couple really overcome yet another big hitch? The Sun They're an estranged couple trying to rekindle their passion in a chaotic hotel. The Sun In the end, the estranged couple reached a civilised — and very modern — arrangement. Times, Sunday Times As the estranged couple are forced to work on a patient together, they try to be civil, although the gossip mill goes into overdrive among the other staff. The Sun The estranged couple began talking again. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 分居的 Japanese: 別居している |
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