Poverty deprived him of his childhood.
贫困剥夺了他的童年。
The drought deprived the farmers of their crops.
干旱使农民颗粒无收。
Don't deprive yourself of sleep before a big test.
大考前别让自己缺觉。
Children who are deprived of books may fall behind in reading.
缺少书籍的孩子在阅读上可能会落后。
Which of the following words is the best synonym for “deprive”? The citizens were worried that the new laws would deprive them of certain freedoms.
A — rob. “deprive” means v. take something away
The cruel new law would ______ the workers of their rightful pay.
D — deprive. “deprive” means v. take something away
deprive — v. take something away. In Chinese: 剥夺，失去.
deprive is pronounced /dɪˈpraɪv/. It breaks into 2 syllables: de · prive.
“deprive” means take something away. Examples: (1) Poverty deprived him of his childhood. (2) The drought deprived the farmers of their crops. (3) Don't deprive yourself of sleep before a big test. (4) Children who are deprived of books may fall behind in reading.
strip, rob — all close in meaning to deprive (v. take something away).
Yes. deprive appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
de(remove)+priv(private)+e