bereft

• 形容失去或缺少某物，常与“of”连用，表示被剥夺了某种重要的东西，也可指人感到空虚、失落。

Describes a state of being deprived of or lacking something, often used with 'of' (e.g., bereft of hope).

1. Deprived or lackingC1formal

   Feeling a great sense of loss or being deprived of something, especially a quality or possession.

   失去的

   • After the fire, she felt bereft of all her belongings.
   • He was bereft of hope after the failed surgery.
   • The family was left bereft after the sudden death of their father.

   同义词depriveddesolatedestitutelackingstrippedwantingwithout

   反义词endowedequippedpossessed

2. Unhappy in loveC1formal

   Suffering from unrequited love or a painful romantic loss.

   失恋的痛苦

   • He wandered the streets, bereft and heartbroken after she left.
   • She felt utterly bereft when her lover married another.
   • The poem describes a soul bereft of love and companionship.

   同义词lovelornlovesickpining

• 动词，指因死亡而夺去某人的亲人，或剥夺某人珍贵、心爱之物。

A verb used to indicate the act of depriving someone of a loved one through death, or of taking away something valuable or cherished.

不规则动词

1. Deprive of a loved oneC1formal

   To be deprived of a close relative or friend through their death.

   失去亲人

   • The accident bereaved the family of their youngest son.
   • She was bereaved of her husband last year.
   • Many families were bereaved by the war.

2. Deprive of something valuableC2formal

   To take away something important or cherished from someone.

   剥夺

   • The scandal bereaved him of his reputation.
   • The storm bereaved the village of its crops.
   • His illness bereaved him of the ability to walk.

   同义词denydeprivedespoildispossessdivestrelieverobstriptake away

   反义词bestowendowgrantprovide