invest

英 [ɪnˈvest]

美 [ɪnˈvest]

v.  投资; (把资金)投入; 投入(时间、精力等)

过去分词：invested　现在分词：investing　过去式：invested　第三人称单数：invests　

CET4CET6考研IELTSTEM8BEC

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2329 / COCA.2001

短语用例

invest in sth

• 购买昂贵有用的东西
  to buy sth that is expensive but useful
  1. Now is a good time to invest in the property market.
     现在是对房地产市场投资的好时机。
  2. He invested his life savings in his daughter's business.
     他把一生的积蓄投资到了女儿的企业。

invest sb/sth with sth

• 使似乎具备某性质
  to make sb/sth seem to have a particular quality
  1. She had invested all her adult life in the relationship.
     她把成年后的时间全用于维护那一关系。

牛津词典

verb

• 投资
  to buy property, shares in a company, etc. in the hope of making a profit
  1. Now is a good time to invest in the property market.
     现在是对房地产市场投资的好时机。
  2. He invested his life savings in his daughter's business.
     他把一生的积蓄投资到了女儿的企业。
• （把资金）投入
  to spend money on sth in order to make it better or more successful
  1. The government has invested heavily in public transport.
     政府已对公共交通投入了大量资金。
  2. The college is to invest $2 million in a new conference hall.
     这所学院计划投入200万元建造新的会议大厅。
  3. In his time managing the club he has invested millions on new players.
     他在管理俱乐部期间投入了几百万培养新运动员。
• 投入（时间、精力等）
  to spend time, energy, effort, etc. on sth that you think is good or useful
  1. She had invested all her adult life in the relationship.
     她把成年后的时间全用于维护那一关系。
• 授予，给予（权力等）
  to give sb power or authority, especially as part of their job
  1. The new position invested her with a good deal of responsibility.
     新职位赋予她重大的责任。
  2. The interview was broadcast on the same day he was invested as President.
     这次采访是在他成为总统的当天播放的。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 投资
  If youinvest insomething, or if youinvesta 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.
  1. They intend to invest directly in shares...
     他们打算直接投资股票。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 出资;资助
  When a government or organizationinvests insomething, it gives or lends money for a purpose that it considers useful or profitable.
  1. ...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
  2. ...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
  3. 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？
• VERB 购买;买进
  If youinvest insomething useful, you buy it, because it will help you to do something more efficiently or more cheaply.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 youinvesttime or energyinsomething, you spend a lot of time or energy on something that you consider to be useful or likely to be successful.
  1. 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 somethingis invested witha particular quality, you mean that they seem to have that quality.
  1. The buildings are invested with a nation's history...
     这些建筑承载着一个国家的历史。
  2. 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)
  Toinvestsomeonewithrights or responsibilities means to give them those rights or responsibilities legally or officially.
  1. The constitution had invested him with certain powers.
     宪法授予他某些权力。

英英释义

verb

• make an investment
  1. Put money into bonds
  Synonym:putcommitplace
• place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
  1. there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
  Synonym:inductseat
• provide with power and authority
  1. They vested the council with special rights
  Synonym:vestenthrone
• furnish with power or authority
  Synonym:clotheadorn
• give qualities or abilities to
  Synonym:endowinduegiftempowerendue

双语例句

• I told Norman I would invest in his venture as long as he agreed to one proviso
  我告诉诺曼只要他答应一个附带条件，我就会为他的项目投资。
• 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。
• They intend to invest directly in shares
  他们打算直接投资股票。
• It pays to invest in protective clothing
  在防护服上投资是值得的。
• Beware the sharks when you are making up your mind how to invest.
  当你决定如何投资时要提防诈骗者。
• He has decided to invest in a new car.
  他们决意把所有的收入都投资进去，直到行市涨到一百法郎为止。
• Thousands of pensioners were persuaded to mortgage their homes to invest in speculative bonds
  几千名领取养老金的人被劝说用自己的住房作抵押去投资投机性债券。
• The constitution had invested him with certain powers.
  宪法授予他某些权力。
• 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。
• Premiums provide capital that he can invest in stocks and other businesses.
  保费为他提供了投资股票和其他业务的资金。