| 释义 |
hive something offchiefly British Separate something from a larger group or organization: the printing department was hived off in a management buyout...- The paper's staff haven't taken too kindly to the way in which this internet offshoot has been hived off into a separate division.
- The logic was that police and prison officers could be freed-up for frontline duties if the job was hived off to a private company.
- They were reserved for local and national politicians, while business leaders were hived off to an economic and social committee.
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