音标:[dɪˈvests] ;
v. 剥夺( divest的第三人称单数 ); 脱去(衣服); 2。从…取去…; 1。(给某人)脱衣服
v take away possessions from someone
v deprive of status or authority
v reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
v remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

divest的用法和样例:

例句

  1. 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。
  2. He cannot divest himself of this idea.他不能抛弃他的这个想法。

词汇搭配

  • divest oneself of脱衣

经典引文

  • She could never divest herself of the feeling that the world was the most ungrateful place.

    出自:J. Galsworthy
  • As soon as we are able to divest our thoughts of irrelevant particularity.

    出自:B. Russell
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