新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

investmentIELTS重点词汇

英 [ɪnˈvesmənt]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

investments
1. [U 不可数名词] 投资
Investment is the activity of investing money.
双语例句
例：
He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment.
他说，政府必须通过给予税收利益来鼓励投资。
2. [C, U 有变体名词] 投资额
An investment is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in.
双语例句
例：
an investment of twenty-eight million dollars.
2800万美元的投资额。
例：
Total foreign investment in America still constitutes only about 5 of U.S. assets.
外资在美国的投资总额仍然只占美国资产的5左右。
3. [C 可数名词] （购买的商品）物有所值
If you describe something you buy as an investment, you mean that it will be useful, especially because it will help you to do a task more cheaply or efficiently.
双语例句
例：
When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment.
在挑选靴子时，精致、质量上乘的皮靴是明智的选择。
4. [U 不可数名词] 投入
Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success.
双语例句
例：
I worry about this big investment of time not working.
我担心这么多的时间投入不起作用。

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