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

• They will have to divest themselves of the notion that they have that power.
  他们将不得不放弃他们有那种权力的想法。
• 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。
• The parties agreed that Pfizer would divest specified swine vaccine brands within six months, to ameliorate competition concerns.
  各方同意，辉瑞公司将在6个月内剥离指定品牌的相关疫苗业务，以缓解垄断担忧。
• The French government has sometimes requested foreign company to divest themselves of their French subsidiaries.
  法国政府有时要求外国公司放弃他们在法国的子公司。
• The company divested itself of its oil interests.
  公司放弃了自己的石油股份。
• But that acquire and divest is a really important piece.
  不过，收购和剥离本身非常重要。
• I shall never be able entirely to divest myself of this feeling.
  我将永远无法完全放弃这些感觉的。
• Where should we invest or divest in production capacity?
  在生产能力方面我们应该投资在哪里？
• The maid helped to divest the old lady of her overcoat.
  女佣帮那老太太脱下大衣。
• 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。