Word
disaffecting
使疏远;使不忠;使不满
disaffecting is the present participle of disaffect.
核心释义
to arouse hostility or indifference in someone who was previously friendly, affectionate, or loyal; to make discontented or disloyal
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使失去感情、同情或忠诚;使疏远或离间。
To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty in; to alienate or estrange.
使失去感情、同情或忠诚;使疏远或离间。;使疏远;使不忠;使不满意
用法In use
The new policy may disaffect many long-time supporters.
用法提示:disaffect 作及物动词,表示“使疏远、使不满”,这里用原形与情态动词搭配。
Years of neglect disaffected the once loyal customers.
用法提示:disaffected 是 disaffect 的过去式,表示“使疏远”的动作已完成。
His rude remarks disaffect everyone who used to admire him.
用法提示:disaffect 在此作及物动词,主语是原因,宾语是人,表示“使……不再亲近、不满”。
disaffect somebody
disaffect 为及物动词,直接跟宾语,表示“使疏远、使不满意”,常用于正式或政治语境。
The unfair treatment disaffected the employees.
不公平的待遇使员工们感到不满。
be disaffected (by something)
被动形式 disaffected 表示“对…不满”,后面常用 by 引出导致不满的原因。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- disaffect the electorate
- 使选民不满
- The new policy could disaffect the electorate.新政策可能使选民不满。
- disaffect supporters
- 使支持者疏远
- The scandal disaffected many supporters.这起丑闻使许多支持者疏远了。
- disaffected youth
- 对现状不满的年轻人
- The program targets disaffected youth.该项目针对对现状不满的年轻人。
- become disaffected with
- 对……产生不满(或疏远)
- Many employees became disaffected with management.许多员工对公司管理层产生了不满。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想:dis- = 分开/否定,affect = 感情;把感情从关系中抽走,人便疏远、不再忠诚。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、political commentary、historical narrative 该词较正式,多用于书面语或正式讨论中,表示使人从原有的好感或忠诚转为疏远或不满,日常口语中比较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in the sound /ɛkt/ and rhyme with disaffect. Beware of lookalikes: disinfect has an extra unstressed syllable /ɪn/, dissect is spelled -sect and means 'to cut apart', and the noun disaffection is pronounced /ˌdɪsəˈfɛkʃən/ (ends in /ʃən/), not rhyming with the verb.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.