1 VERB 使摆脱;使丢弃;使放弃 If you divest yourself of something that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it. 使摆脱;使丢弃;使放弃 [formal]
2 VERB 使失去;剥夺 If something or someone is divested of a particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them. 使失去;剥夺 [formal]
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...in the 1960s, when sexual love had been divested of sin. [be VERB-ed + of]
在20世纪60年代,性爱不再被看作是罪恶时
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They have divested rituals of their original meaning. [VERB noun + of]
他们使仪式失去了原来的意义。
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Divested of the hype surrounding its launch, the show can now emerge as a full-fledged classic. [VERB-ed]
没有了上映时的炒作,这场演出现在可以作为一部真正意义上的经典之作亮相了。
3 VERB 使脱去;使放下 If you divest someone of something that they are wearing or carrying, you take it off them or away from them. 使脱去;使放下 [old-fashioned] [Also VERB n]
SYN strip, remove, take off, undress
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