bereaved
 (a.)喪失的
 Be·reave v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bereaved Bereft p. pr. & vb. n. Bereaving.]
 1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away.
    Madam, you have bereft me of all words.   --Shak.
    Bereft of him who taught me how to sing.   --Tickell.
 2. To take away from. [Obs.]
 All your interest in those territories
 Is utterly bereft you; all is lost.   --Shak.
 3. To take away. [Obs.]
    Shall move you to bereave my life.   --Marlowe.
 Note: ☞ The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and strength.
 Syn: -- To dispossess; to divest.
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 bereaved
      adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
            [syn: bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a),
             sorrowing(a)]