bereave/bɪˈri:v; bə`riv/ v[Tn, Tn.pr]~ sb (of sb) (fml 文) deprive sb (esp of a relative) by death 使某人丧失（尤指亲属） an accident which bereaved him of his wife and child 使他丧失妻儿的事故 the bereaved husband, ie the man whose wife had died 死了妻子的男人.
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