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单词 invest
音标
英[ɪnˈvest] 美[ɪnˈvɛst]
解释
vt.& vi.投资;花费;vt.授予,使就职;给…穿衣,装饰;使充满;覆盖;
例句

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.
例:They intend to invest directly in shares...他们打算直接投资股票。
例: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。

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.
例:...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
例:...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

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.
例: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。
例: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。

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.
例: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。

VERB
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.
例:The buildings are invested with a nation's history...这些建筑承载着一个国家的历史。
例: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。

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.
例:The constitution had invested him with certain powers.宪法授予他某些权力。
变形
third:invests~done:invested~ing:investing~past:invested~

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