bereft

形容词 bereft:

1. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
   同义词：lovelorn, unbeloved
2. sorrowful through loss or deprivation
   同义词：bereaved, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing

1. He was bereft of all hope.
   他失去了所有的希。
2. Anger bereft him of words.
   愤怒使他说不出话来。
3. Indignation bereft him of speech.
   他气愤得说不出话来。
4. Out of consideration for the bereaved family's feelings the papers did not print the story.
   由於考虑到那个家庭失去亲人的痛苦，报纸没有刊登那件事。

be.reft

v.（动词）
A past tense and a past participle of bereave
bereave的过去式和过去分词
adj.（形容词）

Deprived of something:
夺走某物：
例句：
They are bereft of their dignity.
他们被夺去了尊严

Lacking something needed or expected:
缺少某些需要或希望的东西：
例句：
.Today`s graduates seem keenly aware that the future is bereft of conventional expectations.(Bruce Weber)
.现在的毕业生似乎敏锐地认识到了未来缺乏旧有的期望.(布鲁斯·韦伯)

Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved:
丧失亲人的：忍受失去所爱之人而痛苦的；丧失亲人的：
例句：
the bereft parents.
丧失孩子的父母