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invest v.投资；投入 (1) 我不会把我的钱投资到他的公司。(2) 我想在地产上投资点钱。(3) 他们打算在新技术方面投入大量资金。(4) 每个人都应该花些时间在社区服务上。 You commonly hear talk of investing money, but you can invest time in a project as well. You can invest your hopes or emotions in a person. The money, time, or hope is called the investment. Invest can also mean to endow with a power or quality. Laws invest police officers with abilities that regular citizens do not have. Invest originally meant to clothe. In fact, there is a room in some churches still called a vestry where priests get into their garb.

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英 [ɪn'vest] 美 [ɪn'vest] (1) I won't invest my money in his company.(2) I'd like to invest some money in real estate.(3) They intended to invest hugely in new technology.(4) Everyone should invest some time in community service. When you invest, you put time or money into something, hoping that there will be returns greater than what was originally put in. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [V in n]  [V n in n]  [V n]They intend to invest directly in shares...他们打算直接投资股票。He invested all our profits in gold shares...他把我们所有的收益都投资在黄金股上了。When people buy houses they're investing a lot of money.购买房子时，人们是在进行大笔的投资。2[VERB 动词]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.   [V in n]  [V n in n]  [V n]  [Also V]...the British government's failure to invest in an integrated transport system.英国政府未能给综合交通系统的建设投入资金...the European Investment Bank, which invested £100 million in Canary Wharf...向卡纳里码头投资了1亿英镑的欧洲投资银行Why does Japan invest, on average, twice as much capital per worker per year than the United States?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 动词]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.   [V n in n]  [V in n]The company invested thousands in an electronic order-control system...公司耗资数千购买了一套电子订单管理系统。The easiest way to make ice cream yourself is to invest in an ice cream machine.自己制作冰激凌的最简单的办法就是买一台冰激凌机。4[VERB 动词]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.   [V n in n]I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.我宁愿把时间花在丽贝卡身上也不愿花在厨房里。5[VERB 动词]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.   [be V-ed with n]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]  [FORMAL 正式]The buildings are invested with a nation's history...这些建筑承载着一个国家的历史。A tsar was a living icon, invested with deep historical and religious significance.沙皇曾是活着的圣像，具有深远的历史和宗教意义。6[VERB 动词]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.   [V n with n]  [FORMAL 正式]The constitution had invested him with certain powers.宪法授予他某些权力。

英语单词	invest
英美音标	英 [ɪn'vest] 美 [ɪn'vest]
中文释义	v.投资；投入
英语例句	(1) I won't invest my money in his company. (2) I'd like to invest some money in real estate. (3) They intended to invest hugely in new technology. (4) Everyone should invest some time in community service.
中文例句	(1) 我不会把我的钱投资到他的公司。 (2) 我想在地产上投资点钱。 (3) 他们打算在新技术方面投入大量资金。 (4) 每个人都应该花些时间在社区服务上。
vocabulary简明	When you invest, you put time or money into something, hoping that there will be returns greater than what was originally put in.
vocabulary扩展	You commonly hear talk of investing money, but you can invest time in a project as well. You can invest your hopes or emotions in a person. The money, time, or hope is called the investment. Invest can also mean to endow with a power or quality. Laws invest police officers with abilities that regular citizens do not have. Invest originally meant to clothe. In fact, there is a room in some churches still called a vestry where priests get into their garb.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [V in n] [V n in n] [V n] They intend to invest directly in shares... 他们打算直接投资股票。 He invested all our profits in gold shares... 他把我们所有的收益都投资在黄金股上了。 When people buy houses they're investing a lot of money. 购买房子时，人们是在进行大笔的投资。 2 [VERB 动词]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. [V in n] [V n in n] [V n] [Also V] ...the British government's failure to invest in an integrated transport system. 英国政府未能给综合交通系统的建设投入资金 ...the European Investment Bank, which invested £100 million in Canary Wharf... 向卡纳里码头投资了1亿英镑的欧洲投资银行 Why does Japan invest, on average, twice as much capital per worker per year than the United States? 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 动词]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. [V n in n] [V in n] The company invested thousands in an electronic order-control system... 公司耗资数千购买了一套电子订单管理系统。 The easiest way to make ice cream yourself is to invest in an ice cream machine. 自己制作冰激凌的最简单的办法就是买一台冰激凌机。 4 [VERB 动词]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. [V n in n] I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen. 我宁愿把时间花在丽贝卡身上也不愿花在厨房里。 5 [VERB 动词]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. [be V-ed with n] [V-ed] [usu passive] [FORMAL 正式] The buildings are invested with a nation's history... 这些建筑承载着一个国家的历史。 A tsar was a living icon, invested with deep historical and religious significance. 沙皇曾是活着的圣像，具有深远的历史和宗教意义。 6 [VERB 动词]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. [V n with n] [FORMAL 正式] The constitution had invested him with certain powers. 宪法授予他某些权力。

Invest N [V Time Verb 动词 Ed Money