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deprive

/dɪˈpraɪv/ American
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  • v. 剥夺, 使丧失
Definition
  • v. to prevent someone from having or enjoying something
Example
Lack of sleep can deprive you of energy the next day.
睡眠不足会使你第二天缺乏精力。
Word familydepriv-

Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: to take something away from someone (verb).

比较义项:剥夺(v.)。

  • strip

    Means to forcefully and completely remove something (often power, rights, or a title) from someone, usually as punishment; sounds abrupt and formal, often used in passive voice with "of".

    指强行、彻底地剥夺某人的某样东西(常指权力、权利或头衔),通常作为一种惩罚;语气较生硬正式,常用被动语态并搭配“of”。

    The committee voted to strip him of his championship title after the scandal.

    委员会投票决定在丑闻曝光后剥夺他的冠军头衔。

  • deprive 本词

    Describes preventing someone from having or experiencing something they need, often gradually or as a side effect, not necessarily as punishment; almost always paired with "of" and can take non-human subjects like lack of sleep.

    指使某人无法拥有或享受其需要的东西,往往是逐渐发生的,或是某种情况带来的附带后果,未必是惩罚;几乎总是搭配“of”,主语也可以是非人事物,如缺乏睡眠。

    Lack of sleep can deprive you of the energy you need the next day.

    缺乏睡眠会使你第二天丧失所需的精力。

Strip and deprive both mean to take something away from someone, but strip means to forcefully remove something concrete, like power or a title, often as punishment. Deprive means to prevent someone from having something they need, often gradually, and is always followed by 'of'.

两词都表示让人失去某样东西,但 strip 强调直接、彻底地夺走某种具体的东西或权力,语气较强硬;deprive 更常用于抽象、持续性的缺失或匮乏,常与 of 连用。这里不比较 strip 的“剥(皮/层)、条状物”等其他义项。