invest
/ɪnˈvest/verb
1
- no obj. expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture投资：
getting workers to invest in private pension funds
吸引就业者投资私人养老基金
with obj. the company is to invest £12 m in its manufacturing site at Linlithglow.公司对其在林利思戈的生产基地投资1,200万英镑。
1.1
- with obj. devote (one's time, effort, or energy) to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result投入, 耗费（时间、努力、精力等）：
politicians who have invested so much time in the Constitution would be crestfallen.
那些对宪法投入大量时间与精力的政界人士会感到沮丧。
1.2
- no obj.
invest in
informal buy (something) whose usefulness will repay the cost〈非正式〉花钱买（值得之物）。
2
- with obj.
invest someone/thing with
provide or endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute)赋予, 赋有： the passage of time has invested the words with an unintended humour.
时间的流逝无意之中使这些词语具有一种幽默。
2.1
- endow someone with (a rank or office)授予（某人衔位或官职）。
2.2
invest something in
establish a right or power in在…确定权利（或权力）。
3
- with obj. archaic clothe or cover with a garment〈古〉给…穿衣：
he stands before you invested in the full canonicals of his calling.
他站在你面前, 身穿正式法衣。
4
- with obj. archaic surround (a place) in order to besiege or blockade it〈古〉包围, 围攻：
Fort Pulaski was invested and captured.
普瓦斯基堡被包围并攻陷。
派生词
investable
adjectiveinvestible
adjectiveinvestor
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the senses 'clothe'， 'clothe with the insignia of a rank'， and 'endow with authority'）： from French investir or Latin investire, from in- 'into， upon' + vestire 'clothe' （from vestis 'clothing'）. Sense 1 （early 17th cent.） is influenced by Italian investire.