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alienate/estrange/ostracize

by Olivia Ha 2018. 6. 10.

We shouldn’t alienate the defectors.

*alienate : 멀어지게하다 소외감을 느끼게하다
Ex) Alice was determined to alienate him from his two boys. (Be determined to -하기로 결심하다)
Upbrining plays an important part in determining 결정적인 a person’s character.

*ostracize : 배척하다 왕따시키다 to exclude a person from society or from a community, by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence;to refuse to talk to or associate with: to shun(피하다)

*estrange : to withdraw affection or attention from; (paricularly in a family setting) ‘cut off’ 관계가 소원해진 ㅔto make in different where love or friendship before subsistered =to wean(익숙해진 것으로부터 떼어내다)
Ex) when would be the best time to start weaning my baby?


How well we live with defectors can become a precursor to a peaceful coexistence with all North Koreans after reunification.

- become a precursor to sth : sth에 대한 전조가 된다. 

The government should help these defectors become the full-fledged member of our society.

full-fledged : completely developed or trained
깃털이 가득 찬, 완전히 자격을 갖춘, 정식멤버, 


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