1 VERB 投资 If you invest in something, or if you invest a sum of money, you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value, for example by paying it into a bank, or buying shares or property. 投资
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They intend to invest directly in shares. [VERB + in]
他们打算直接投资股票。
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He invested all our profits in gold shares. [VERB noun + in]
他把我们所有的收益都投资在黄金股上了。
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When people buy houses they're investing a lot of money. [VERB noun]
购买房子时,人们是在进行大笔的投资。
SYN spend, expend, advance, venture
2 VERB 出资;资助 When a government or organization invests in something, it gives or lends money for a purpose that it considers useful or profitable. 出资;资助 [Also VERB]
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...the British government's failure to invest in an integrated transport system. [VERB + in]
英国政府未能给综合交通系统的建设投入资金
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...the European Investment Bank, which invested £100 million in Canary Wharf. [VERB noun + in]
向卡纳里码头投资了1亿英镑的欧洲投资银行
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Why does Japan invest, on average, twice as much capital per worker per year than the United States? [VERB noun]
为什么日本平均每年在每个工人身上的投入是美国的两倍呢？
3 VERB 购买;买进 If you invest in something useful, you buy it, because it will help you to do something more efficiently or more cheaply. 购买;买进
4 VERB 投入(时间、精力) If you invest time or energy in something, you spend a lot of time or energy on something that you consider to be useful or likely to be successful. 投入(时间、精力)
5 VERB [usually passive] 赋予，使具有(某种特征) If you say that someone or something is invested with a particular quality, you mean that they seem to have that quality. 赋予，使具有(某种特征) [formal]
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The buildings are invested with a nation's history. [be V-ed with n]
这些建筑承载着一个国家的历史。
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A tsar was a living icon, invested with deep historical and religious significance. [VERB-ed]
沙皇曾是活着的圣像,具有深远的历史和宗教意义。
SYN charge, fill, steep, saturate
6 VERB 授予(某人权力、责任) To invest someone with rights or responsibilities means to give them those rights or responsibilities legally or officially. 授予(某人权力、责任) [formal]
SYN empower, provide, charge, sanction
| Word Partnership | Use invest with: |
| N. | invest in a company, invest in stocks 1 invest funds/money 1 2 invest energy, invest time 4 |
| ADV. | invest heavily 1 2 3 |
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