bereft的意思|bereft的解释-里氏词典

bereft [bi'reft]

a. 缺少的, 丧失的, 失去亲人的
bereave的过去式和过去分词

[法] 被剥夺的, 被夺去的, 失去的

Out of consideration for the bereaved family's feelings the papers did not print the story.
由於考虑到那个家庭失去亲人的痛苦, 报纸没有刊登那件事.
Indignation bereft him of speech.
他气愤得说不出话来。
Anger bereft him of words.
愤怒使他说不出话来。

bereft

[ adj ]

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

<adj.all>

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

<adj.all>

bereft of hope

Bereft \Be*reft"\ (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"),
imp. & p. p. of {Bereave}.

Bereave \Be*reave"\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Bereaved} (b[-e]*r[=e]vd"), {Bereft} (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere['a]fian.
See {Be-}, and {Reave.}]
1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before
the person or thing taken away.

Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak.

Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell.

2. To take away from. [Obs.]

All your interest in those territories
Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. --Shak.

3. To take away. [Obs.]

Shall move you to bereave my life. --Marlowe.

Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in
reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or
bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and
strength.

Syn: To dispossess; to divest.

Yesterday's activity was bereft of any significant market-moving news.
That blockade has angered thousands of commuters bereft of their main link to Montreal and ignited angry protests by local residents.
Many consumers and businesses remain strapped, burdened by debt and bereft of savings.
Most potential traders say they have been discouraged from entering the market by the prohibitive cost of credit. As a result, vast regions of Zambia are now bereft of marketing channels through which small farmers can sell their surplus produce.
This would require a huge swing from the government to the opposition, the likes of which has not previously been achieved. Against that, the Tories will be bereft of their present overall majority if they lose just 50 seats.
It is a sad truth that although behind the Iron Curtain socialism is bereft of support except from those who depend upon it as a source of personal power, here in the capitalist world socialism has plenty of votaries.
They are bereft of family and friends.
Dynapac was an inactive Utah corporation, bereft of assets, when Mr. Barbara took control in 1984 and began trumpeting its prospects to wealthy investors and venture capitalists from Florida to California.
First, he is all too conscious of the weakness of his organisation in faraway Tunis: bereft of money and powerful friends after his disastrous alignment with Saddam Hussein in the Gulf war, and riven by internal dissension.
On Tuesday, an entire 11-man patrol of the elite Bracamonte infantry battalion surrendered to rebels in Chalatenango after finding itself surrounded and bereft of air support, according to rebel and army sources.
It describes the market, which has soared on supply factors such as the falls in Thai and Cuban production, as 'bereft of consumption news'.
'We are not quite bereft of friends,' he said. Mr Sinha made his announcement as the general election campaign got underway with Mr VP Singh's National Front being the first major party yesterday to present its manifesto.
True, they admit, Sid isn't as sexy as Eurosid; the poor guy is bereft of arms, and his knees initially tended to crack.
Ever since the failure of its bid for Racal, Williams has been bereft of direction.
As the narrator reports all this, he feels triumphant, guilty, bereft.
And who better to talk to about the police pension scheme than an ex-policeman?' Thus began a tale that left Mr Knowles bereft of roughly four years of pension benefits from one of the best schemes in the country.
If the conflict comes to a military head, the 30,000 to 40,000 government forces may be unable to prevail bereft of Vietnamese help.

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