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

Investment by Japanese firms has exploded.
日本公司的投资已经开始激增。
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。
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。
A moderate increase in both investment and consumption will play an active role in stimulating the market.
适度地增加投资和提高消费水平对启动市场将起积极作用。
Successful venture capital investment is a lot harder than it sometimes looks.
成功的风险投资有时要比它表面看起来困难得多。
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。
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。
Britain's future as a leading industrial nation depends on investment.
作为一个主要工业国英国的未来要倚赖投资。
Swift said the growing sophistication among biotech investors presented an opportunity for a more specialist investment fund.
斯威夫特说，生物科技领域的投资人越来越精明了，这也为我们获得一个更专业的投资基金提供了机会。
The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.
借款的高成本抑制了企业对新设备的投资。