单词:divests
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
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
- 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。
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. GalsworthyAs soon as we are able to divest our thoughts of irrelevant particularity.
出自:B. Russell
【近义词】
- strip剥去
- deprive剥夺
- rid摆脱
- dissociate分离
- separate分开的
- part from 和 ... 分开
- deny否认
- rob抢劫
- dispossess剥夺
- disinvest减资
- undress脱掉
【反义词】
- invest投资