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bereft

adjective
🔊/bɪˈreft/
🔊/bɪˈreft/
[not before noun] (formal)
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  1. bereft of something completely without something; having lost something完全没有，丧失，失去（某物）
    • bereft of ideas/hope无计可施；失去希望
  2. (of a person人) sad and lonely because you have lost something感到失落
    • He was utterly bereft when his wife died.他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。🔊🔊
    • The shock of his departure had left her feeling alone and bereft.他离开的震惊使她感到孤单和失落。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: archaic past participle of bereave.