单词 | deprive |
释义 | deprive (dɪpraɪv ) Word forms: deprives , depriving , deprived verb B2 If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it. The disintegration of the Soviet Union deprived western intelligence agencies of their main enemies. [V n of n] They've been deprived of the fuel necessary to heat their homes. [VERB noun + of] Synonyms: dispossess, rob, strip, divest Collocations: deprive of a right They went for elimination of dual land ownership, which made 85% tenants deprive of their right. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rot set in when teachers were deprived of their right to discipline pupils. The Sun He doesn't think you should be deprived of the right to look the way you think you should. Times, Sunday Times Had he become monarch a decade or two ago, and thus deprived of the right to voice an opinion, he would have been largely reduced to being seen. Times, Sunday Times These owners are being deprived of the right to chart the course of the bank in which they are shareholders. Times, Sunday Times Sufferers are prone to very fast heart rhythms which deprive the brain of blood, causing unconsciousness or death. The Sun Those who experience dizziness or faintness are often suffering sudden slumps in blood pressure that deprive the brain of oxygen, scientists say. Times, Sunday Times By depriving the brain of oxygen, high levels of carbon monoxide can lead to nausea, unconsciousness and death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The transection had deprived the brain of the ascending sensory impulses, except the olfaction and optical, and in so doing had caused a state identical to barbiturate sleep. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are blindfolded, sleep deprived, shouted at and bombarded with repetitive music. Times, Sunday Times Getting them to do it while sleep deprived almost created a new reality genre right there and then. Times, Sunday Times If someone continuously takes a central nervous stimulant day after day to cut down on sleep, they are likely to become sleep deprived. Times, Sunday Times For the sleep deprived, an app that records a person snoring and maps it on a graph. Times, Sunday Times I was sleep deprived, overwhelmed, and breaking out in a rash. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 剥夺 Japanese: 奪う |
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