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be devoid of sth
The report is devoid of any useful information.
这份报告毫无有用信息。
缺乏；没有；全无
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缺乏；没有；全无
Completely without; having none of
The report is devoid of any useful information.
这份报告毫无有用信息。
完全没有；毫无。
Completely without; having none of
The desert landscape was devoid of any vegetation.
沙漠景观完全没有任何植被。
Her speech was devoid of any real emotion.
她的演讲缺乏任何真实的情感。
His apology seemed devoid of sincerity.
他的道歉似乎毫无诚意。
The report is devoid of any useful information.
这份报告毫无有用信息。
Her voice remained devoid of emotion.
她的声音依然毫无感情。
The landscape seems devoid of life.
这景色似乎毫无生机。
Not this
The room is devoid furniture.
Use this
The room is devoid of furniture.
devoid 是形容词，必须接介词 of 才能引出所缺乏的东西，不能像动词一样直接接宾语。
Not this
The area is devoid with trees.
Use this
The area is devoid of trees.
devoid 要求搭配介词 of，表示‘缺乏’；而 with 常与表示‘充满’的形容词搭配，如 filled with，两者不同。
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缺乏兴趣
The lecture was completely devoid of interest.
这场讲座完全缺乏兴趣。
缺乏情感
His voice was devoid of emotion as he delivered the news.
他传达消息时声音毫无感情。
毫无意义
The text seemed devoid of meaning to the reader.
这段文字对读者来说似乎毫无意义。
没有希望
After the failure, she felt devoid of hope.
失败后，她感到没有希望。
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devoid 发音类似 '地无'，联想大地空无一物，意为全无、缺乏。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、文学描述、正式评论 通常用于正式或书面语境，常与介词 'of' 连用，表示完全缺乏某事物。
常与of连用，表示缺乏
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