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divest sb of sth
通常用于剥夺权力或财产。
The court divested him of his assets.
法院剥夺了他的资产。
剥夺；使丧失
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剥夺；使丧失
To strip, deprive, or dispossess someone of a right, possession, or quality.
The court divested him of his assets.
法院剥夺了他的资产。
剥夺或使某人失去某物(如权利、激情、特权或偏见)。
To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
出售或通过出售摆脱,尤指子公司。
To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
divest
Base
原形
divests
3rd person
第三人称单数
divesting
-ing
现在分词
divested
Past
过去式
divested
Past participle
过去分词
They divest their shares.
他们剥离他们的股份。
He divested from fossil fuels.
他从化石燃料中撤资。
She has divested the company of its assets.
她已经剥夺了该公司的资产。
规则变化动词
The committee voted to divest the disgraced official of his authority.
委员会投票决定剥夺那位蒙羞官员的权力。
Many institutions are choosing to divest from fossil fuel companies.
许多机构正选择剥离对化石燃料公司的投资。
She decided to divest herself of all unnecessary possessions before moving abroad.
她决定在移居国外前舍弃所有不必要的物品。
通常用于剥夺权力或财产。
The court divested him of his assets.
法院剥夺了他的资产。
指主动放弃或处理掉。
She divested herself of all her shares.
她卖掉了所有股份。
常用于投资领域，表示撤资。
The company decided to divest from fossil fuels.
该公司决定撤资化石燃料。
Not this
The court divested him from his property.
Use this
The court divested him of his property.
divest表示‘剥夺’时，正确搭配是divest someone of something，而不是from。汉语中‘从……剥夺’的‘从’容易误译为from。
Not this
She divested herself off her coat.
Use this
She divested herself of her coat.
reflexive结构divest oneself之后需用介词of，表示‘使自己摆脱某物’。off是口语中常见的错误类比。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
摆脱；使自身不再拥有（尤指情感、负担）
She finally divested herself of all her guilt.
她最终摆脱了所有的负罪感。
剥夺某人的（权利、财产等）
The new law divested the king of his absolute power.
新法律剥夺了国王的绝对权力。
从……撤资；停止投资于
Many investors are choosing to divest from tobacco companies.
许多投资者正选择撤出对烟草公司的投资。
出售股份
The parent company divested its entire stake in the subsidiary.
母公司出售了其在子公司中的全部股份。
出售（子公司或业务部门）
The firm has decided to divest its retail business to reduce debt.
该公司决定出售其零售业务以减轻债务。
摆脱；丢弃（财物、情感等）
He decided to divest himself of all his old books before moving.
他决定在搬家前处理掉所有旧书。
被剥夺（头衔、权利等）
The disgraced official was divested of all his titles.
这位失势官员被剥夺了所有头衔。
从……撤资；出售（股份）
The university decided to divest from fossil fuel companies.
该大学决定撤出对化石燃料公司的投资。
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把 divest 想成“脱掉 vest（背心）”：脱去外衣就是剥夺、剥离，含义即“使丧失、出售剥离”。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律或正式文书、商业或财经报道 divest 属于正式用语，多用于法律、正式文书或财经报道中。表示“剥夺/使丧失”时较书面化；表示“出售/剥离（子公司等）”时常见于商业语境。
常用于 divest sb/sth of sth 结构
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