| 单词 | bereaved |
| 释义 | bereaved (once / 3007 pages) adjn Bereaved is an adjective describing people in deep sorrow at the loss of a loved one. For some, being bereaved helps them leave the sadness or release themselves from it by experiencing it for awhile. From the Old English berēafian, meaning "deprive of," bereaved describes the loss you feel when someone you love dies. You are suddenly deprived of the person's presence, and missing and mourning leads to being bereaved. Losing a pet causes similar feelings, and you can be bereaved when a person goes away but is still alive. Loss and separation even in life are still reason to be bereaved over the absence. If someone leaves and you miss them deeply, you may be bereaved. WORD FAMILYbereave: bereaved, bereavement, bereaves, bereaving+/bereavement: bereavements USAGE EXAMPLESIncreasingly, bereaved fathers are turning to groups such as Mr Scully-Sloan's. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) Their parents, of course, were no less bereaved for being more inured, and they were left without even snapshots to cherish. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Middleton hadn’t previously heard of Christmas Commandos, which visited more than 100 homes across Michiana on Christmas Eve to deliver gifts for bereaved families. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj sorrowful through loss or deprivation Syn bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing sorrowful experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss 2n a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of Syn|Hyper bereaved person individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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