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divest v.剥除；脱去；剥夺；摆脱 (1) 他不能抛弃他的这个想法。 Divest is sort of a fancy way to say “dispose of.” It’s often used in a business context to describe companies or governments that divest some of their holdings by selling them off. It can also be used in the sense of taking something away from someone. For example if your boss becomes insane and power mad, his handlers may divest him of his title, meaning his position is taken away from him.

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英 [daɪ'vest] 美 [daɪ'vest] (1) He cannot divest himself of this idea. It could be your wine portfolio, your stake in a mining company, or even the extra coats that are taking up space in your closet. Whatever it is, when you divest something, you get rid of it. 1[VERB 动词]使摆脱；使丢弃；使放弃 If you divest yourself of something that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it.   [V pron-refl of n]  [FORMAL 正式]The company divested itself of its oil interests.公司放弃了自己的石油股份。2[VERB 动词]使失去；剥夺 If something or someone is divested of a particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them.   [be V-ed of n]  [V n of n]  [V-ed]  [FORMAL 正式]...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They have divested rituals of their original meaning...他们使仪式失去了原来的意义。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。3[VERB 动词]使脱去；使放下 If you divest someone of something that they are wearing or carrying, you take it off them or away from them.   [V n of n]  [V pron-refl of n]  [Also V n]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]...the formalities of divesting her of her coat.为她脱去外衣的礼节...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

英语单词	divest
英美音标	英 [daɪ'vest] 美 [daɪ'vest]
中文释义	v.剥除；脱去；剥夺；摆脱
英语例句	(1) He cannot divest himself of this idea.
中文例句	(1) 他不能抛弃他的这个想法。
vocabulary简明	It could be your wine portfolio, your stake in a mining company, or even the extra coats that are taking up space in your closet. Whatever it is, when you divest something, you get rid of it.
vocabulary扩展	Divest is sort of a fancy way to say “dispose of.” It’s often used in a business context to describe companies or governments that divest some of their holdings by selling them off. It can also be used in the sense of taking something away from someone. For example if your boss becomes insane and power mad, his handlers may divest him of his title, meaning his position is taken away from him.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]使摆脱；使丢弃；使放弃 If you divest yourself of something that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it. [V pron-refl of n] [FORMAL 正式] The company divested itself of its oil interests. 公司放弃了自己的石油股份。 2 [VERB 动词]使失去；剥夺 If something or someone is divested of a particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them. [be V-ed of n] [V n of n] [V-ed] [FORMAL 正式] ...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 They have divested rituals of their original meaning... 他们使仪式失去了原来的意义。 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。 3 [VERB 动词]使脱去；使放下 If you divest someone of something that they are wearing or carrying, you take it off them or away from them. [V n of n] [V pron-refl of n] [Also V n] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] ...the formalities of divesting her of her coat. 为她脱去外衣的礼节 ...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

Divest N [V Verb 动词 Ed Taking Rid