investment

英 [ɪnˈvestmənt]

美 [ɪnˈvestmənt]

n.  投资; 投资额; 投资物; 值得买的东西; 有用的投资物

复数：investments　

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牛津词典

noun

• 投资
  the act of investing money in sth
  1. to encourage foreign investment
     鼓励外国投资
  2. investment income
     投资收益
  3. This country needs investment in education.
     这个国家需要对教育进行投资。
• 投资额；投资物
  the money that you invest, or the thing that you invest in
  1. a minimum investment of $10 000
     1万元的最低投资额
  2. a high return on my investments
     我的投资的高收益
  3. Our investments are not doing well.
     我们的投资境况不佳。
  4. We bought the house as an investment (= to make money) .
     我们买这所房子作为投资。
• 值得买的东西；有用的投资物
  a thing that is worth buying because it will be useful or helpful
  1. A microwave is a good investment .
     微波炉值得买。
• （时间、精力的）投入
  the act of giving time or effort to a particular task in order to make it successful
  1. The project has demanded considerable investment of time and effort.
     该项目已让我们投入了相当多的时间和精力。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 投资
  Investmentis the activity of investing money.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...investment bankers.
     投资银行家
• N-VAR 投资金额;投资物
  Aninvestmentis an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in.
  1. ...an investment of twenty-eight million pounds...
     2,800万英镑的投资金额
  2. 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。
  3. ...people's desire to buy a house as an investment...
     人们买房投资的强烈意愿
  4. 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。
• N-COUNT 有用的投资物;值得买的东西
  If you describe something you buy as aninvestment, you mean that it will be useful, especially because it will help you to do a task more cheaply or efficiently.
  1. 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。
  2. A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment.
     小屏幕的便携式电视机很值得买。
• N-UNCOUNT (时间、精力的)投入
  Investmentof time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office
  Synonym:investiture
• the act of putting on robes or vestments
• the act of investing
  Synonym:investing
• outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
• the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result
  1. this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking
  2. he made an emotional investment in the work
• money that is invested with an expectation of profit
  Synonym:investment funds

双语例句

• 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。
• Buying the best is as sure a route to success in investment as in any other field.
  和其他领域一样，投资领域获得成功的途径也是买进最佳商品。
• The company announced a double-barreled investment and management-compensation plan.
  公司宣布了一份投资和管理补偿的双重计划。
• She questioned whether it was feasible to stimulate investment in these regions
  她对在这些地区刺激投资是否可行表示怀疑。
• 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。
• The increased investment will help stabilise the economy
  增加的投资将有助于经济的稳定。
• He visited Thailand and Singapore to tout for investment
  他访问了泰国与新加坡，以期招揽投资。
• 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 by Japanese firms has exploded.
  日本公司的投资已经开始激增。
• Any investment in shares is a bet on an unknowable future flow of profits
  任何股票投资都是对不可知的未来利润走向的赌博。