be bereaved of 失去
sudden death 突然死亡
deep sorrow 深切悲痛
grief stricken 悲痛欲绝
pass away 去世
1. The news of the accident bereaves many families of their loved ones.
事故的消息使许多家庭失去了亲人。
2. No one expected the war would bereave so many communities of their youth.
没有人预料到战争会让这么多社区失去他们的年轻人。
3. Her death bereaves us all of a dear friend and colleague.
她的去世让我们所有人都失去了一位亲爱的朋友和同事。
A: I heard that the recent tragedy bereaves the whole town of its leader.
A：我听说最近的悲剧让全镇都失去了他们的领导者。
B: Yes, it is a great loss for everyone here.
B：是的，这对这里每个人来说都是巨大的损失。
1) 使丧失，使失去
2) 使悲痛，使哀伤
3) (通常指因死亡) 使丧亲
1. 使丧失（亲人、财产等），尤指因死亡
2. 使悲痛
e.g. The war bereaved the country of thousands of young men.
战争使这个国家失去了数千名青年。
verb
1. to deprive (someone) of (something) by death; cause to suffer the loss of (a person)
Synonym: deprive, strip, leave