divest
英 [daɪ'vest; dɪ-]
美[daɪ'vɛst]
- vt. 剥夺；使脱去，迫使放弃
词态变化
第三人称单数: divests;过去式: divested;过去分词: divested;现在分词: divesting;
中文词源
divest 使脱去衣服，撤消
di-, 不，非，使相反，来自dis-变体。vest, 衣服，袍子。即使脱去衣服。
英英释意
- 1. take away possessions from someone;
- "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
- 2. deprive of status or authority;
- "he was divested of his rights and his title"
- "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
- 3. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment);
- "The company decided to divest"
- "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"
- "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
- 4. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes;
- "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"
- "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"
- "He disinvested himself of his garments"
英文词源
- divest
- divest: see vest
- divest (v.)
- 1560s, devest (modern spelling is c. 1600), from Middle French devester "strip of possessions," from Old French desvestir, from des- "away" (see dis-) + vestir "to clothe" (see vest (v.)).
The figurative sense of "strip of possessions" is earliest in English; reflexive sense of "to strip oneself of" is from c. 1600. Economic sense (implied in divestment) is from 1955. Related: Divested; divesting.
实用场景例句
- After her illness she was divested of much of her responsibility.
- 她生病后便给解除了许多责任。
牛津词典
- The company is divesting itself of some of its assets.
- 公司正在处理掉它的部分资产。
牛津词典
- He divested himself of his jacket.
- 他脱去了短上衣。
牛津词典
- The company divested itself of its oil interests.
- 公司放弃了自己的石油股份。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...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
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They have divested rituals of their original meaning...
- 他们使仪式失去了原来的意义。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the formalities of divesting her of her coat.
- 为她脱去外衣的礼节
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...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
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His ( Arafat ) traditional mentors were now set to divest themselves of him.
- 是不是在说阿拉法特的导师 ( 能说是智囊团吗 ) 现在都纷纷被剥夺了权力吗?
期刊摘选
- The company decided to divest.
- 该公司决定撤资.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- 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?
期刊摘选
- I cannot divest myself offear.
- 我无法摆脱恐惧.
辞典例句
- He could not divest himself of the suspicion that his wife was being unfaithful.
- 他无法消除自己的疑心,总觉得妻子不忠.
期刊摘选
- These men cannot entirely divest themselves of hunanity.
- 这种人也不是全无人道.
辞典例句
- IF YOU WISH TO BE A HAPPY MAN , YOU MUST DIVEST YOURSELF OF PRIDE.
- 心态平静的人很少被激怒;平静、满足的气氛.
期刊摘选
- Nobody can divest you of your living power.
- 谁也剥夺不了你生活的权利.
期刊摘选
- Miss Abbot turned to divest a stout leg of the necessary ligature.
- 艾博特小姐转而从她粗壮的腿上,解下那条必不可少的带子.
期刊摘选
- I divest myself of my uniform.
- 我脱去制服.
期刊摘选
- She divest herself of responsibility.
- 她企图推卸自己的责任.
期刊摘选
- I shall never be able entirely divest myself of this feeling.
- 我将永远无法完全免除(我的)这种感觉.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- The maid helped to divest the old lady of her overcoat.
- 女佣帮那老太太脱下大衣.
期刊摘选
- She managed to divest herself of the unwanted property.
- 她设法处理掉了那件不需要的东西.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
辞典例句
- He cannot divest himself of this idea.
- 他不能抛弃他的这个想法.
期刊摘选
- Since that deal, Rio Tinto has been under pressure to divest assets and raise money.
- 进行那桩交易后, 力拓一直承受着剥离资产和筹资的压力.
期刊摘选
- I cannot divest myself of the idea.
- 我无法消除那个念头.
《现代英汉综合大词典》