前缀be-, 强调。-reave, 剥夺，词源同rip, rob.

1. He was utterly bereft when his wife died.

他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

2. Indignation bereft him of speech.

他愤怒得说不出话来.

3. After the fire swallowed his cottage , the old man could not but feel utterly bereft.

在一场大火吞噬了他的草屋之后, 老人唯一的感觉就是他已经一无所有了.

4. The place seemed to be utterly bereft of human life.

这个地方似乎根本没有人烟。

5. The bereft girl keened her sorrow.

那个失去亲人的姑娘哭出自己的悲痛之情.