invest
[ɪn'vest] verb intransitive or transitive
IMPROVER
■to put money, effort, time etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage 投（资），投入•The institute will invest 5 million in the project.该机构将在这个专案上投资500万。 •He's not certain whether to invest in the property market.他拿不定主意该不该投资房地产市场。 •You have all invested significant amounts of time and energy in making this project the success that it is.你们都为这个专案的成功投入了大量的时间和精力。
[ɪn'vest] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs invest in sth
■to buy something because you think it will be useful, even if you think it is expensive 购买•We've decided it's time to invest in a new computer.我们觉得该买新电脑了。
[ɪn'vest] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs invest sb with sth formal
■to give authority or power to someone 授（权）给（某人）•Our government has invested the minister for trade with all the necessary powers to resolve the dispute.我国政府已授予贸易部长一切必要的权力来解决此次争端。
[ɪn'vest] verb intransitive or transitive
Phrasal Verbs invest sb/sth with sth literary
■to make someone or something seem to have a particular characteristic 赋予…以…，使…似乎具有（某种特征）•In his poems everyday reality is invested with a sense of wonder and delight.在他的诗歌里，现实生活被赋予了一种奇妙和快乐的感觉。 |