详细释义
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take away possessions from someone;
"The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
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deprive of status or authority;
"he was divested of his rights and his title"
"They disinvested themselves of their rights"
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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 university to disinvest in South Africa"
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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"
双语例句
- It is an interesting question how far men will retain their relative rank if they were divest of their clothes.
假使剥去了人们的衣服的话,到底彼此的阶级能够维持到什么程度,倒是一则有趣的问题。 - He cannot divest himself of this idea.
他不能抛弃他的这个想法。