Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14655
bereft
失恋的；单相思的
核心释义
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
- 1.
因失去某人而感到痛苦。
Pained by the loss of someone.
- 2.
被剥夺的,被夺走的,被抢走的。
Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.
- 3.
缺乏的,全无的。
Lacking, devoid of.
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
用法In use
He felt utterly bereft when his beloved married another.
用法提示：此处 bereft 作表语，意为“失恋的、单相思的”，描述因爱人别嫁而产生的痛苦。
The bereft woman finally stopped crying after a week.
用法提示：此处 bereft 作定语，修饰 woman，表示“失恋的”。
After his gentle confession was met with silence, he became silent and obviously bereft.
用法提示：此处 bereft 与 became 构成系表结构，意为“陷入单相思的”，表示因表白无果而默默伤感。
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’。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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.