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

• 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。
• He felt completely bereft without her.
  没有她他感到非常空虚寂寞。
• 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。
• In truth, Russia is bereft of serious allies.
  事实上，俄罗斯已经没有真正的盟友。
• You may have stories to explain why suddenly your life is bereft, but these are just stories.
  你们也许有一些故事要去说明为什么你们的生活突然被夺去了，但是那只是一些故事罢了。
• His lonely daughter, bereft of her final hope and reliance, appealed to them both too strongly.
  他那孤苦伶仃的女儿太令两人难过，她已失去了最后的希望和依傍。
• We want to return to our bereft, little world.
  我们想回归我们的被剥夺的小世界。
• When the explosion took place, he was bereft of his wits.
  爆炸发生时，他吓得魂不附体。
• 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。
• That guy must have been bereft of his senses.
  那家伙准是疯了。