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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

疏远 [shūyuǎn]
  1. 1. adjective distant
  2. 2. verb become estranged from
    尽管他犯了错,你也不该疏远他。
    Although he's done wrong, you shouldn't become estranged from him.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

疏远 [shūyuǎn]
  1. 1. aloof; alienate; To transport delayed passengers or overstocked goods in time so as to ensure unobstructed transportation.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

疏远 [shūyuǎn]
  1. 1. 关系冷淡,感情有距离
    感情疏远
  2. 2. 不亲近;远离
    高高在上,必然会疏远群众。

Examples

疏远
疏远
高高在上,必然会疏远群众。
to alienate sb from sb/sth
使某人疏远某人/某物
to drift apart
[friends,couple+] 疏远
His family alienated her after the divorce.
他的家人在她离婚之后开始疏远她了。
You need to alienate yourself from them.
你必须要疏远他们。

Collocations

关系疏远
a distant relationship
有意疏远
to intentionally distance oneself from something
渐渐疏远
to gradually grow distant from something
有些疏远
to have some distance from something
变得疏远
to grow away from sometihng

Word Decomposition


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