di·vest /daɪˈvest, də-/ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] technical if a company divests, it sells some of its assets, investments etc 转让,出售〔公司部分资产、投资等〕 pressure on hospitals to divest tobacco-related stocks 要求医院转让烟草类股票的压力
2 divest somebody of something phrasal verbphr v formal a) divest yourself of somethingGET RID OF to sell or give away something you own 出售;丢弃〔拥有的东西〕 Dad had long since divested himself of anything valuable. 爸爸早就把所有值钱的东西都卖光了。
b) divest yourself of somethingDCCTAKE OFF CLOTHES to remove something you are wearing or carrying 脱下〔所穿的衣服〕;放下〔所拿的东西〕 Pedro divested himself of his overcoat. 佩德罗脱下大衣。
c) TAKE something FROM somebodyto take something away from someone 使失去,剥夺 The king was divested of all his wealth and power. 国王被剥夺了一切财富与权力。
divest yourself of something• Pinkerton's is divesting itself of $120 million in unprofitable business.• Especially, your Assassin must divest herself of every tiny hidden trick.• Courtaulds deputy chief executive Gordon Campbell said Courtaulds made the sale as part of its program to divest itself of noncore businesses.• Nor can a country divest itself of the karmic consequences of its own actions.• And he could return to Bass, which wants to divest itself of yet more pubs. divest yourself of something• Especially, your Assassin must divest herself of every tiny hidden trick.• Courtaulds deputy chief executive Gordon Campbell said Courtaulds made the sale as part of its program to divest itself of noncore businesses.• Nor can a country divest itself of the karmic consequences of its own actions.• And he could return to Bass, which wants to divest itself of yet more pubs.