"drift apart" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 疏遠

Definition

當兩個人關係逐漸變得疏遠、失去聯繫，通常不是因為激烈爭吵，而是隨著時間推移不再親近。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用來形容朋友、情侶或家人間的關係逐漸疏遠。常見搭配如“start to drift apart”、“drifted apart after college”。通常是口語說法，強調沒衝突，別和“break up”（分手）混淆。

Examples

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

我們以前很親近，但高中畢業後**漸漸疏遠了**。

Sometimes friends drift apart when they move to different cities.

有時候朋友搬到不同的城市後會**疏遠**。

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

我和姐姐工作忙了以後就**疏遠了**。

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

我們沒有吵架，只是這些年**慢慢疏遠了**。

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

大學畢業後，有些人**疏遠**很自然。

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

生活變得忙碌，我們**不知不覺就疏遠了**。