基本解释v.剥除；脱去；剥夺；摆脱同根派生 英汉例句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。