bereft

英 [bɪˈreft]

美 [bɪˈreft]

adj.  完全没有，丧失，失去(某物); 感到失落
v.  使丧失亲友
bereave的过去分词和过去式

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14655 / COCA.16140

牛津词典

adj.

• 完全没有，丧失，失去（某物）
  completely lacking sth; having lost sth
  1. bereft of ideas/hope
     无计可施；失去希望
• 感到失落
  sad and lonely because you have lost sth
  1. He was utterly bereft when his wife died.
     他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 失去…的；丧失…的
  If a person or thing isbereft ofsomething, they no longer have it.
  1. The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.
     这个地方似乎根本没有人烟。

英英释义

adj

• sorrowful through loss or deprivation
  1. bereft of hope
  Synonym:bereavedgrief-strickengrievingmourning(a)sorrowing(a)
• unhappy in love
  Synonym:lovelornunbeloved

双语例句

• We want to return to our bereft, little world.
  我们想回归我们的被剥夺的小世界。
• Although St Lucia trades on its relatively unsophisticated image, it is not bereft of celebrity glamour.
  尽管圣卢西亚利用了其相对朴素的形象，但它并没有丧失其名人魅力。
• Failure was not imminent, and I could not be bereft of hope easily.
  失败还没有迫在眉睫，我不能就这么轻易地被剥夺了希望。
• Non-Christians in predominantly Christian nations may be left bereft of entertainment around Christmas.
  居多基督的国家非基督徒可能被留下被剥夺的娱乐圣诞节左右。
• Bereft of his service, what then is the use in maintaining this troublesome body any longer?
  失去对他的服务，那维持这个令人烦恼的躯体还有什么用呢？
• Bereft of leverage, it can be pushed back to its bottom line by a clever opponent.
  手上丧失了筹码以后，就会被明智的对手逼至底线。
• He was knocked down to the ground, bereft of sense.
  他被击倒在地，失去了知觉。
• The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.
  这个地方似乎根本没有人烟。
• The bereft girl keened her sorrow.
  那个失去亲人的姑娘哭出自己的悲痛之情。
• Bereft of friends or hope; sad and forlorn.
  失去朋友或希望的，伤心而孤独的。