Word · Frequency #4489
deprived
剥夺；夺去；使丧失
deprived is the past of deprive.
To take something away from someone and keep it away; to deny someone something.
常与 of 连用
- 1.
Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
与“of”连用,剥夺(某人的)某物；拒绝给予。
- 2.
To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
将(神职人员)免职。
- 3.
To bereave.
使丧失(亲人)。
使丧失亲人；使孤苦；免去神职；革除神职；与“of”连用,剥夺(某人的)某物；拒绝给予。；将(神职人员)免职。；使丧失(亲人)。
In use
The new law will deprive many people of their basic rights.
Lack of sleep deprived him of the ability to concentrate.
She felt deprived of affection during her childhood.
deprive sb/sth of sth
主动结构，强调剥夺行为的主体。
The new law deprives citizens of their right to free speech.
新法律剥夺了公民的言论自由权。
be deprived of sth
被动结构，强调受影响者；常用于描述失去权利或资源。
Many children in war zones are deprived of basic education.
战区的许多儿童被剥夺了基本教育。
deprive oneself of sth
反身结构，表示有意放弃或忍住不做某事。
Connections
Collocations
- deprive someone of something
- 剥夺某人的某物
- The court deprived him of his parental rights.法院剥夺了他的父母权利。
- be deprived of something
- 被剥夺某物
- The children were deprived of basic necessities.这些孩子被剥夺了基本生活必需品。
- deprive yourself of something
- 剥夺自己的某物
- Don't deprive yourself of sleep.不要剥夺自己的睡眠。
- deprive of opportunity
- 剥夺机会
- The policy deprives many students of educational opportunities.这项政策剥夺了许多学生的教育机会。
- deprive of freedom
- 剥夺自由
- The prisoners were deprived of their freedom for years.囚犯们被剥夺自由多年。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用 de（去掉）+ prive（私有）记住‘剥夺’。
Context & Register
通常用于正式语境，多指剥夺权利或财产，常见于法律或社会秩序等正式场合。
Grammar Note
deprived
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the sound /aɪv/ and are spelled with '-ive', so they rhyme with 'deprive'. No lookalikes with different pronunciation are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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