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investment n.投资；投资额；投入 (1) 古玩是一种非常保险的投资对象。(2) 该公司投入巨资购置新设备。(3) 因为外资的引进，该地区会发生很大变化。(4) 投资额急遽增长。 Besides money, you can put time, effort or emotional support into something and also call it an investment. Volunteering in an organization requires an investment of time and energy. You may hear someone say, "We must make an investment in the future of our children," when he or she is pleading for fiscal responsibility, education, environmental protection or some other cause that will affect the success of future generations.

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英 [ɪn'vestmənt] 美 [ɪn'vestmənt] (1) Antiques are a very safe investment.(2) The firm has made a huge investment in new plant.(3) Great changes are in prospect in this area due to foreign investment.(4) Investment is turning up sharply. You are making an investment when you put money into a business with the hopes that the business will grow and bring you a profit. Many consider a college education one of the best investments you can make. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]投资 Investment is the activity of investing money.   [usu with supp]He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment...他说政府必须推出税收激励政策来鼓励投资。One of the most important changes concerns the investment of pension contributions.最重要的一个变化涉及养老保险基金的投资。...investment bankers.投资银行家2[N-VAR 可变名词]投资金额；投资物 An investment is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in.   [usu with supp]...an investment of twenty-eight million pounds...2,800万英镑的投资金额You'll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your investments.你将能获得 8% 的平均投资收益率。...people's desire to buy a house as an investment...人们买房投资的强烈意愿Total foreign investment in America still constitutes only about 5% of U.S. assets.美国的外资总额仍然只占美国资产的 5%左右。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]有用的投资物；值得买的东西 If you describe something you buy as an investment, you mean that it will be useful, especially because it will help you to do a task more cheaply or efficiently.   [usu sing]When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment...在挑选长筒靴的时候，购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment.小屏幕的便携式电视机很值得买。4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](时间、精力的)投入 Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success.   [usu N of n]I worry about this big investment of time and effort.我担心投入这么多时间与精力却不起作用。

英语单词	investment
英美音标	英 [ɪn'vestmənt] 美 [ɪn'vestmənt]
中文释义	n.投资；投资额；投入
英语例句	(1) Antiques are a very safe investment. (2) The firm has made a huge investment in new plant. (3) Great changes are in prospect in this area due to foreign investment. (4) Investment is turning up sharply.
中文例句	(1) 古玩是一种非常保险的投资对象。 (2) 该公司投入巨资购置新设备。 (3) 因为外资的引进，该地区会发生很大变化。 (4) 投资额急遽增长。
vocabulary简明	You are making an investment when you put money into a business with the hopes that the business will grow and bring you a profit. Many consider a college education one of the best investments you can make.
vocabulary扩展	Besides money, you can put time, effort or emotional support into something and also call it an investment. Volunteering in an organization requires an investment of time and energy. You may hear someone say, "We must make an investment in the future of our children," when he or she is pleading for fiscal responsibility, education, environmental protection or some other cause that will affect the success of future generations.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]投资 Investment is the activity of investing money. [usu with supp] He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment... 他说政府必须推出税收激励政策来鼓励投资。 One of the most important changes concerns the investment of pension contributions. 最重要的一个变化涉及养老保险基金的投资。 ...investment bankers. 投资银行家 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]投资金额；投资物 An investment is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in. [usu with supp] ...an investment of twenty-eight million pounds... 2,800万英镑的投资金额 You'll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your investments. 你将能获得 8% 的平均投资收益率。 ...people's desire to buy a house as an investment... 人们买房投资的强烈意愿 Total foreign investment in America still constitutes only about 5% of U.S. assets. 美国的外资总额仍然只占美国资产的 5%左右。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]有用的投资物；值得买的东西 If you describe something you buy as an investment, you mean that it will be useful, especially because it will help you to do a task more cheaply or efficiently. [usu sing] When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment... 在挑选长筒靴的时候，购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。 A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment. 小屏幕的便携式电视机很值得买。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](时间、精力的)投入 Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success. [usu N of n] I worry about this big investment of time and effort. 我担心投入这么多时间与精力却不起作用。

Investment Time [Usu Effort Foreign Put Money Business