divest

英 [daɪˈvest]

美 [daɪˈvest]

v.  使(某人)脱去(衣服); 处理掉; 丢弃; 使解除; 使摆脱

过去分词：divested　现在分词：divesting　过去式：divested　第三人称单数：divests　

GREBEC经济

BNC.18521 / COCA.18517

牛津词典

verb

• 使（某人）脱去（衣服）
  to remove clothes
  1. He divested himself of his jacket.
     他脱去了短上衣。
• 处理掉；丢弃
  to get rid of sth
  1. The company is divesting itself of some of its assets.
     公司正在处理掉它的部分资产。
• 使解除；使摆脱
  to take sth away from sb/sth
  1. After her illness she was divested of much of her responsibility.
     她生病后便给解除了许多责任。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使摆脱;使丢弃;使放弃
  If youdivest yourself ofsomething that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it.
  1. The company divested itself of its oil interests.
     公司放弃了自己的石油股份。
• VERB 使失去;剥夺
  If something or someoneis divested ofa particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them.
  1. ...in the 1960s, when sexual love had been divested of sin...
     在20世纪60年代，性爱不再被看作是罪恶时
  2. They have divested rituals of their original meaning...
     他们使仪式失去了原来的意义。
  3. Divested of the hype surrounding its launch, the show can now emerge as a full-fledged classic.
     没有了上映时的炒作，这场演出现在可以作为一部真正意义上的经典之作亮相了。
• VERB 使脱去;使放下
  If youdivestsomeoneofsomething that they are wearing or carrying, you take it off them or away from them.
  1. ...the formalities of divesting her of her coat.
     为她脱去外衣的礼节
  2. ...detectors installed at the entrances to make youngsters divest themselves of guns and knives.
     安装在入口处让年轻人放下身上带的枪和刀的探测器

英英释义

verb

• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
  1. The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
  2. She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
  3. He disinvested himself of his garments
  Synonym:stripundressdisinvest
• reduce or dispose of
  1. The company decided to divest
  2. the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property
  3. There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa
  Synonym:disinvest
• take away possessions from someone
  1. The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
  Synonym:deprivestrip
• deprive of status or authority
  1. he was divested of his rights and his title
  2. They disinvested themselves of their rights
  Synonym:disinvest

双语例句

• If you wish to be a happy man, you must divest yourself of pride.
  若想做个快乐的人就得舍弃骄傲自大的心态。
• Financial reform that caused certain financial and insurance groups to divest;
  3.金融改革导致某些金融和保险集团剥离业务；
• 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。
• 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。
• The maid helped to divest the old lady of her overcoat.
  女佣帮那老太太脱下大衣。
• The British-Dutch consumer products company sold its Wish-Bone salad dressing and Skippy peanut butter brands last year and has reportedly been looking to divest its Slim Fast business, as well.
  这家拥有英国和荷兰双重国家背景的消费品公司在去年出售了旗下的Wish-Bone沙拉酱和Skippy花生酱品牌，而且据报道一直在寻求出售旗下的SlimFast业务。
• As fuel costs soared and financing dried up, troubled fleet owners including AIG and Royal Bank of Scotland were forced to divest.
  随着燃油价格飞涨和融资枯竭，包括美国国际集团（AIG）和苏格兰皇家银行（RBS）在内，一些处境艰难的机队所有者被迫剥离飞机租赁业务。
• He can not divest himself of the suspicion that his wife is unfaithful.
  他无法消除自己的疑心，总觉得妻子不忠。
• A good investor also knows when to divest, and we'll talk about how to read the warning signs.
  一个好的投资者还知道何时应该撤资，我们将谈到如何识别危险信息。
• But Mr McKibben jumps from this to the conclusion that investors should divest entirely from oil and gas companies.
  但是，麦吉本据此得出结论：投资者应该完全从石油和天燃气公司撤资。