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Divest Divested Verb Responsible 英[Daɪˈvest 美[Dɪˈvɛst Daɪ Vt.剥夺;脱去(衣服);2。从…取去…;1。(给某人)脱衣服

单词 divest
音标
英[daɪˈvest] 美[dɪˈvɛst, daɪ-]
解释
vt.剥夺;脱去(衣服);2。从…取去…;1。(给某人)脱衣服;
例句

VERB
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.
例: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 someone is divested of a particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them.
例:...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
例:They have divested rituals of their original meaning...他们使仪式失去了原来的意义。

VERB
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.
例:...the formalities of divesting her of her coat.为她脱去外衣的礼节
例:...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
变形
third:divests~done:divested~ing:divesting~past:divested~

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