词汇 | investment |
释义 | investment 1 ENTRIES FOUND: investment (noun) investment /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ noun plural investments investment /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ noun plural investments Learner's definition of INVESTMENT 1 a : the act of using money to earn more money : the act of investing money投资 [noncount] He became wealthy by shrewd investment of his money in the stock market.他靠在股市的精明投资富了起来。 She got a good return on her investment. [=her investment earned a good profit]她的投资回报很丰厚。 The company hopes to attract foreign investment. [=hopes that foreign people/companies will invest money in it]这家公司希望吸引外资。 [count] Buying the house was a good investment.买这所房子是一个很好的投资。 The financial company offers several kinds of investments.这家金融公司提供几种投资业务。 b [count] : an amount of money that is invested in something投资额 Her initial investment was $2,000.她的初期投资额是2000美元。 2 [count] : something that you buy with the idea that it will increase in value, usefulness, etc.投资物 The house turned out to be a good investment. [=the house increased in value and they made a good profit when they sold it]结果证明,这房子是个好的投资。 A college education is a very good investment.接受大学教育是一项很好的投资。 3 a : the act of spending money on something that is valuable or expected to be useful or helpful(对有价值或预期有用处的事物进行的)投资 [noncount] The government has set aside money for investment in public transportation.政府已经划拨资金用于投资公共交通。 [count] The company needs to make more investments in technology.这家公司需要在技术上加大投入。 b [count, noncount] : the act of giving your time or effort in order to accomplish something or make something better(时间或精力的)投入 The project will require (a) substantial investment of time and energy.这个项目需要投入大量的时间和精力。 |
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