What does the word 'bereave' mean? How do we say - bereave? #english #learnenglish #misterduncan
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The word bereave is a verb that is used with an object to describe the action, deprive and make desolate, especially by death.
Bereave 是一个及物动词，用来描述剥夺和使人荒凉的行为，尤指因死亡而导致。
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For example, in the sentence, illness bereaved them of their mother.
例如，在句子“疾病夺走了他们的母亲”中。
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To take something away by force, to take away or deprive ruthlessly is to bereave.
强行夺走某物，无情地剥夺，就是 bereave。
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The process of taking something valuable or precious from an individual is to bereave them of that thing.
从某人身上夺走有价值或珍贵的东西的过程，就是 bereave（剥夺）他们那件东西。
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As a noun, we can name this action as bereavement, a period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one.
作为名词，我们可以称这种行为为 bereavement（丧亲之痛），指失去亲人后的一段哀悼期，尤指在挚爱去世后。
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