单词 | deprive somebody of something |
释义 | deprive somebody of something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdeprive somebody of something phrasal verbTAKE something FROM somebodyto prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need or should have A lot of these children have been deprived of a normal home life. → deprive→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdeprive of • When they deny their origins they also deprive themselves of a future.• But in depriving the king of any earthly lord, Suger risked isolating him.• Deferring to his slaves' opinions did not deprive him of authority or power.• Some qualifications apply which do not necessarily deprive the image of historical authenticity.• She was depriving him of nothing, taking from him nothing he wanted or could possess.• Leasing the herbage and pannage would disturb the deer in their lairs and deprive them of their pasture.• Less developed countries fear that both those initiatives would deprive them of trading opportunities. |
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