形容詞 bereft:

1. unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
   同義詞：lovelorn, unbeloved
2. sorrowful through loss or deprivation
   同義詞：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.
   憤怒使他說不出話來。
3. Indignation bereft him of speech.
   他氣憤得說不出話來。
4. Out of consideration for the bereaved family's feelings the papers did not print the story.
   由於考慮到那個家庭失去親人的痛苦，報紙沒有刊登那件事。

be.reft

v.（動詞）
A past tense and a past participle of bereave
bereave的過去式和過去分詞
adj.（形容詞）

Deprived of something:
奪走某物：
例句：
They are bereft of their dignity.
他們被奪去了尊嚴

Lacking something needed or expected:
缺少某些需要或希望的東西：
例句：
.Today`s graduates seem keenly aware that the future is bereft of conventional expectations.(Bruce Weber)
.現(xiàn)在的畢業(yè)生似乎敏銳地認識到了未來缺乏舊有的期望.(布魯斯·韋伯)

Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved:
喪失親人的：忍受失去所愛之人而痛苦的；喪失親人的：
例句：
the bereft parents.
喪失孩子的父母