新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

investment

英  [ɪnˈvesmənt]
    

[NOUN]

    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。