Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14655
bereft
失恋的；单相思的
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
- 1.
Pained by the loss of someone.
因失去某人而感到痛苦。
- 2.
Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.
被剥夺的,被夺走的,被抢走的。
- 3.
Lacking, devoid of.
缺乏的,全无的。
因失去某人而感到痛苦。；被剥夺的,被夺走的,被抢走的。；缺乏的,全无的。；缺少的；丧失的
In use
He felt utterly bereft when his beloved married another.
The bereft woman finally stopped crying after a week.
After his gentle confession was met with silence, he became silent and obviously bereft.
be bereft of sth
表示‘完全没有、丧失某物’，后接名词或名词短语，常用于正式语境。
The room was completely bereft of furniture.
这个房间里完全没有家具。
be bereft
书面语，指因失去爱情或亲人而感到空虚无助；也可表示‘悲痛的’。
After the breakup, he felt completely bereft.
分手后，他感到非常孤独失落。
leave sb bereft
该结构为‘动词+宾语+形容词补语’，强调某事件使人陷入丧失感或悲恸中。
Connections
Collocations
- bereft of hope
- 失去希望的；绝望的
- After the accident, she was left bereft of hope.事故之后，她失去了希望。
- bereft of meaning
- 失去意义的
- His life felt bereft of meaning after he retired.退休后，他觉得生活失去了意义。
- bereft of speech
- 说不出话来的
- He was bereft of speech when he heard the news.听到这个消息，他说不出话来。
- bereft of dignity
- 丧失尊严的
- The scandal left him bereft of dignity.丑闻让他丧失了尊严。
- bereft of emotion
- 毫无感情的
- She stared at the ruins, bereft of emotion.她盯着废墟，毫无感情。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bereft 与 left 押韵：爱已 left（离开），只剩空落落的，即“被剥夺的、失恋的”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、poetry 该词表示“因失恋而痛苦的”或“单相思的”，多用于文学作品或正式语体中，带有书面和诗意色彩；日常口语中通常不这么用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with /-ɛft/ and rhyme with 'bereft' (/bɪˈrɛft/). Note that the similar-looking word 'beret'（贝雷帽）is pronounced /bəˈreɪ/ and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.