bereft [bɪ'reft] adjective [after verb] formal ■not having something or feeling great loss 缺乏…的;感到失落的•Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope.他现在孤身一人,又几乎身无分文,对生活已不抱一丝希望。 •After the last of their children had left home the couple felt utterly bereft.最后一个孩子离家之后,这对夫妇感到一无所有了。 |