invest
verb
ɪnˈvest
verb
1
to
buy
shares,
property,
or
goods
because
you
hope
that
the
value
will
increase
and
you
can
make
a
profit
投资
I,T
I’ve
got
a
few
thousand
dollars
I’m
looking
to
invest.
我有几千美元想作投资。
invest
(sth)
in
sth
Oliver
made
a
fortune
by
investing
in
antique
furniture.
奥利弗投资古董家具发了财。
Williams
invested
a
large
sum
of
money
in
Swiss
stocks.
威廉姆斯投资了一大笔钱购买瑞士股票。
He
had
invested
heavily
(=invested
a
lot
of
money)
in
the
bond
market.
他在债券市场进行了大量投资。
2
if
a
government,
business,
or
organization
invests
in
something,
they
spend
a
large
amount
of
money
to
improve
it
or
help
it
succeed
〔政府、企业或机构〕把〔资金〕投入，投资
I,T
invest
(sth)
in
sth
The
city
has
invested
millions
of
dollars
in
the
museum.
该城市对该博物馆已投入了数百万美元。
The
factory
plans
to
invest
in
new
computers.
该工厂计划投资于新计算机。
3
to
use
a
lot
of
time,
effort
etc
or
spend
money
in
order
to
make
something
succeed
投入〔大量时间、精力、金钱等以成就某事〕
T
invest
sth
in
sth
It
was
very
difficult
to
leave
a
home
we
had
invested
so
much
in.
那个家我们投入的太多，离开它真的很难。
4
to
buy
something
or
spend
money
or
time
on
something,
because
it
will
be
useful
for
you
购买; 投入〔金钱或时间在对自己有用的东西上〕
It’s
about
time
you
invested
in
a
new
shirt.
你该买件新衬衫了。
Everyone
here
has
a
lot
invested
in
their
careers.
这里的每个人都在事业上投入大量时间。
5
to
officially
give
someone
power
to
do
something
授权给
Jody
has
invested
Alan
with
great
power
over
her
career.
乔迪在她的事业上给艾伦授予很大的权力。
6
to
make
someone
or
something
seem
to
have
a
particular
quality
or
character
使似乎具有〔某种特性或品性〕
Richard’s
heavy-rimmed
glasses
invested
him
with
an
air
of
intelligence.
理查德的厚边眼镜使他看上去很有智慧。