"drift apart" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 疏远

Definition

当两个人关系逐渐疏远、失去联系，通常不是因为激烈争吵，而是随着时间推移变得不再亲近。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于描述朋友、情侣或家人等关系逐渐疏远。常与“start to drift apart”、“drifted apart after college”等搭配使用。通常是非正式表达，强调没有争吵，不要和“break up”（分手）混淆。

Examples

We used to be close, but we drifted apart after high school.

我们以前很亲近，但高中毕业后**渐渐疏远了**。

Sometimes friends drift apart when they move to different cities.

有时候朋友搬到不同的城市后会**疏远**。

My sister and I drifted apart when we both got busy with work.

我和姐姐工作忙了以后就**疏远了**。

We didn't fight or anything; we just slowly drifted apart over the years.

我们没有吵架，只是这些年**慢慢疏远了**。

After college, it was natural for some of us to drift apart.

大学毕业后，有些人**疏远**是很自然的。

Life just got busy and we slowly drifted apart without even noticing.

生活变得忙碌，我们**不知不觉就疏远了**。