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

• 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？
• It would leave Germany and France isolated and strategically bereft.
  这将让德国和法国变得孤立、并面临战略上的无助。
• That has left everyone from finance minister or central banker to small investor or pension holder bereft of an intellectual compass, dazed and confused.
  从财政部长和央行行长、到小型投资者和养老金持有人，每个人都因此失去了智力罗盘，变得茫然和困惑。
• After the fire swallowed his cottage, the old man could not but feel utterly bereft.
  在一场大火吞噬了他的草屋之后，老人唯一的感觉就是他已经一无所有了。
• Nearly everyone whose mother is absent feels bereft.
  几乎每个失去母亲的人都会有缺失的感觉。
• The singer's family said they'd been left "bereft" by her death and asked for privacy.
  这位歌手的家人表示，他们已经失去亲人，希望能够保存隐私。
• 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。
• Feminists and Republicans have collaborated to leave the US bereft of any culture of love, Bruckner believes.
  布吕克内认为，女权主义和共和党勾结，导致美国丧失了一切爱恋文化。
• But if you've built your life around your children you'll be terribly bereft.
  但如果你一直围着孩子转，那么当他们离开时，你会感到失去亲人般的痛苦。
• 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。