1 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 看不见的;隐形的 If you describe something as invisible, you mean that it cannot be seen, for example because it is transparent, hidden, or very small. 看不见的;隐形的
SYN unseen, imperceptible, indiscernible, unseeable
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 无形的 You can use invisible when you are talking about something that cannot be seen but has a definite effect. In this sense, invisible is often used before a noun which refers to something that can usually be seen. 无形的
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Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries.
父母担心他们可能会逾越这些无形的界限。
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Her father's face had suddenly tightened as though he was being strangled by invisible hands.
她父亲的脸突然僵硬了,仿佛是被无形的双手扼住了脖子。
3 ADJ-GRADED 被人忽视的;不为人注意的 If you say that you feel invisible, you are complaining that you are being ignored by other people. If you say that a particular problem or situation is invisible, you are complaining that it is not being considered or dealt with. 被人忽视的;不为人注意的
SYN hidden, concealed, obscured, secret
4 ADJ (故事中的人或事物)隐身的,隐形的 In stories, invisible people or things have a magic quality which makes people unable to see them. (故事中的人或事物)隐身的,隐形的
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...The Invisible Man.
《隐形人》
5 ADJ [ADJ n] (收入)非贸易的,无形的 In economics, invisible earnings are the money that a country makes as a result of services such as banking and tourism, rather than by producing goods. (收入)非贸易的,无形的 [business]
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Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export.
旅游业是英国最大的一项无形输出。
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The revenue from tourism is the biggest single item in the country's invisible earnings.
旅游业收入是该国无形收益当中最大的一项。
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The invisible trade surplus was £200 million lower than reported.
无形贸易盈余比报道所称的少 2 亿英镑。
6 N-PLURAL 无形服务业(如银行业、旅游业) Invisibles are services such as banking and tourism, which provide a country's invisible earnings. 无形服务业(如银行业、旅游业) [mainly British, technical]
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