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

• Even if some endowments divest, this would be a drop in the bucket, easily filled by less active and [ LESS?] less socially conscious investors.
  即使一些捐赠基金撤资了，也不过是杯水车薪，缺口很容易被那些不那么积极，社会意识不那么强的投资者填补上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• SHAREHOLDERS to increase or divest their stake more freely based on a clear price;
  股东可以以一个明确的价格更自由地增加或减少股份；
• Something similar could happen in Europe, where regulators might want the two to divest part of their European derivatives businesses.
  在欧洲可能也会出现类似情况，欧洲监管部门可能希望纽交所和德交所剥离一部分欧洲衍生品业务。
• 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。