estrangement

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estrangement
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es·trange·ment

BrE

/ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/

NAmE

/ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/

noun

[uncountable

, countable]

(

formal

)

the state of being

; a period of being

疏远（的一段时间）；分居（期）

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~ (from sb/sth)

a period of estrangement from his wife他与妻子分居期间

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~ (between A and B)

The misunderstanding had caused a seven-year estrangement between them. 这场误会使得他们七年互不往来。