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estrangement from sb/sth
表示与某人或某事物疏远，常用介词 from。
After years of estrangement from his family, he finally decided to call them.
与家人疏远多年后，他终于决定给他们打电话。
疏远
estrangements — plural of estrangement
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疏远
separation resulting from hostility
After years of estrangement from his family, he finally decided to call them.
与家人疏远多年后，他终于决定给他们打电话。
疏远的行为；离间的行为；疏离。
The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.
因敌意而产生的分离
separation resulting from hostility
处于陌生或外来状态；陌生的,外来的,非本地的。
The state of being alien; foreign, non-native.
与他人疏远的感觉
the feeling of being alienated from other people
The estrangement between the two neighbors lasted for years after the dispute over the fence.
那次关于栅栏的争执后，两位邻居之间的疏远持续了多年。
A sincere apology finally ended the estrangement between the former business partners.
一次真诚的道歉最终结束了这两位前合伙人之间的疏远。
She wrote a letter to express her sadness about the estrangement from her sister.
她写了一封信，表达自己因与姐姐疏远而感到的难过。
表示与某人或某事物疏远，常用介词 from。
After years of estrangement from his family, he finally decided to call them.
与家人疏远多年后，他终于决定给他们打电话。
用 between 说明疏远发生在两者之间。
The estrangement between the two friends grew after the argument.
那次争吵后，两个朋友之间的疏远加深了。
estr 或 estrangements 均可作可数名词，指一段疏远的关系或时期。
Her sudden move abroad caused an estrangement from her old colleagues.
她突然移居国外，导致与老同事关系疏远。
Not this
His long estrangement with his brother saddened him.
Use this
His long estrangement from his brother saddened him.
表示“与某人疏远”时，estrangement 后接 from 引出疏远的对象，不用 with；from 含有“离开、分离”的意思，与疏远的意义一致。
Not this
He had estrangement from his hometown after moving abroad.
Use this
He had an estrangement from his hometown after moving abroad.
在表示一段具体的疏远关系时，estrangement 是可数名词，前面需要不定冠词 an；中文没有冠词概念，因此容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
与……的疏远
His estrangement from his parents lasted for years.
他与父母疏远多年。
家庭疏远
Family estrangements can be painful for everyone involved.
家庭疏远可能让每个相关人员都感到痛苦。
长期的疏远
After a long estrangement, the two friends finally reconciled.
在长期疏远之后，这两位朋友终于和好了。
……之间的疏远
The estrangement between the brothers was hard to understand.
兄弟之间的疏远让人难以理解。
政治疏远
The political estrangement between the two countries led to closed borders.
两国之间的政治疏远导致边境关闭。
相互疏远
Their mutual estrangement grew over time.
他们之间的相互疏远随着时间而加深。
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联想记忆：estrangement 里有 strange（陌生），“疏远”正是让彼此变得陌生。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、political commentary estrangement 是正式用词，通常出现在书面或正式语境中，多用于描述人与人、群体或国家之间的疏远或隔阂。日常口语中较少使用。
发音完全一致的部分：arrangement、derangement、rearrangement 都以 /reɪndʒmənt/ 结尾，与 estrangement 押韵（拼写为 -rangement）。注意：engagement 虽然拼写相似，但读作 /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/，缺少 /n/ 音，不押韵；management 重音在第一音节 /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.