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Definitions

  1. 1. to drift apart
  2. 2. to become estranged
  3. 3. to alienate
  4. 4. estrangement

Components

Example Sentences

他故意用冷淡的态度来疏远同事。

Tā gùyì yòng lěngdàn de tàidu lái shūyuǎn tóngshì.

He deliberately used a cold attitude to distance himself from his colleagues.

这几年我们因为工作忙而渐渐疏远了。

Zhè jǐ nián wǒmen yīnwèi gōngzuò máng ér jiànjiàn shūyuǎn le.

In the past few years, we gradually grew distant because we were busy with work.

如果不常联系,再好的朋友也会疏远。

Rúguǒ bù cháng liánxì, zài hǎo de péngyou yě huì shūyuǎn.

If you don’t keep in touch often, even the best of friends will grow distant.