divest

英[daɪ'vest] 美[daɪ'vest]
  • v. 剥除；脱去；剥夺；摆脱
divestment divested divested divesting divests
GRE

详细释义

Verb:
  1. take away possessions from someone;

    "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

  2. deprive of status or authority;

    "he was divested of his rights and his title"
    "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

  3. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment);

    "The company decided to divest"
    "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"
    "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"

  4. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes;

    "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"
    "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"
    "He disinvested himself of his garments"

双语例句

1. She managed to divest herself of the unwanted property.
她设法处理掉了那件不需要的东西.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. I cannot divest myself of the idea.
我无法消除那个念头.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. As a result, they have moved to divest themselves of losing acquisitions.
于是他们采取措施来摆脱那些使他们得不偿失的企业.

来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

4. He attempted to divest himself of all responsibilities for the decision.
他力图摆脱掉作出该项决定的一切责任.

来自辞典例句

5. I cannot divest myself offear.
我无法摆脱恐惧.

来自辞典例句

    1. It is an interesting question how far men will retain their relative rank if they were divest of their clothes.
      假使剥去了人们的衣服的话，到底彼此的阶级能够维持到什么程度，倒是一则有趣的问题。
    2. He cannot divest himself of this idea.
      他不能抛弃他的这个想法。

用法讲解

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

divide divert divesture divest of divestible divestment divestiture divested of divestrafer divest sb of sth divest oneself of divesting of a right
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