invest
v. [ɪn'vest]
vt.& vi.投资；花费；
vt.授予，使就职；给…穿衣，装饰；使充满；覆盖
变形
过去式：invested 过去分词：invested
现在分词：investing 第三人称单数：invests
双解释义
vt. & vi. 1.投资; 花费 u (money) to make more money out of sth that will increa in value
vt. 2.授予 endow
基本要点
invest用作及物动词，可接名词或代词作宾语。后接介词in，表示“把…投入”，即把资金投入商业活动中或有利益的事业中，也可指投入时间或精力。接介词with，表示“把…授予”，即把珍贵的东西、荣誉、权力等授予某人。
词汇搭配
∙～+名词
invest the land 对那块土地进行投资
invest large sums in books 花大笔钱买书
invest a lot of time 花很多时间
∙～+副词
invest heavily 大量投资
invest imprudently 草率地投资
∙～+介词
invest in 对…投资，购买
invest in an enterpri 对一企业进行投资
invest in failure 投资失败
invest in property 投资房地产
invest funds in stocks 把资金投资于股票上invest money in mines 投资于矿山
invest with 授予…
invest with full authority 授予全权
invest with mystery 带有神秘色彩
常用短语
∙invest in(v.+prep.)
在…上投资，在…投入(时间，精力等) u money to buy shares, property, etc. in order to earn interest or profit; put (time, energy) on sth
▲invest in sth
I have decided to invest in a new car.我已经决定
买一辆汽车。
He has invested heavily in oil company.他已经对石油公司投入了大量的资金。
He naturally jumped at the chance to invest in such a promising business.遇到这样有前途的投资机会，他自然欣然接受。
The company lacks sufficient money to invest in new products.公司没有足够的钱投资新产品。
Many people think it safest to invest in property.
许多人认为最保险的投资是买房地产。
▲invest sth in sth/v-ing
He invested his money in shares.他把钱投资在股票上。
I invested all my efforts in passing an exam.我为考试全力以赴。
录取英语
He invested a lot of time and effort in trying to improve his listening comprehension.他花了许多时间和精力努力提高他的听力理解能力。
They invested time and energy in the election campaign.他们把时间和精力投入选举活动。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Capital can be safely invested in that company.资金可以保险地投资于那个公司。∙invest with(v.+prep.)
把…授予; 赋予某种性质confer an office or power on sb; cau sb/sth to have a quality
〔说明〕invest with常用于被动结构。
▲invest sb/sth with sth
The king invested him with a decoration.国王把勋章授予他。
During the rvice, a ceremony was held to invest the new priest with the garments of his office.在礼拜上举行了为新牧师授圣服的仪式。
∙The Queen invested the brave soldier with
the Military Cross.女王授予那位勇敢十字勋章。
He invested his lawyer with complete power to act
经典摘抄
for him.他让律师全权代办。
The Welfare State has invested the artist with no
official social duty.这个福利国家并没有给这位艺术
家以任何“社会责任”。
The singer invested her song with a sadness.这个
歌手所唱的歌具有一种伤感的特点。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Prince Charles was invested with Prince of Wales
唐诗手抄报
in 1969.查尔斯王子于1969年受封为威尔士亲王。
The governor has been invested with full authority
to act.总督已获全权进行处理。
History books often em to be invested with an air of unreality.似乎史书常带有一种不真实的味道。
句型例句
∙用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
英文句子翻译The best time to invest is now.现在是投资的最佳
时机。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
As I e it, you can either invest the money or
spend it!我认为这笔钱你既可以用来去投资，也可
以自己花费!
He will invest the land.他将对那块土地进行投资。
Invest your money in the bank.把你的钱存入银行。
∙词语辨异
invest, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install
参见initiate条。
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典
1VERB 投资
If you invest in something, or if you invest a sum
of money, you u your money in a way that you
hope will increa its value, for example by paying it into a bank, or buying shares or property.
They intend to invest directly
他们打算直接投资股票。
He invested all our profits in
万紫千红总是春的上一句他把我们所有的收益都投资在黄金股上了。
2VERB 出资；资助
When a government or organization invests in something, it gives or lends money for a purpo that it considers uful or profitable.
...the British government's failure to invest in an integrated transport system.
英国政府未能给综合交通系统的建设投入资金...the European Investment Bank, which invested £100 million in
向卡纳里码头投资了1亿英镑的欧洲投资银行
3VERB 购买；买进
If you invest in something uful, you buy it, becau it will help you to do something more efficiently or more cheaply.
The company invested thousands in an electronic
公司耗资数千购买了一套电子订单管理系统。The easiest way to make ice cream yourlf is to invest in an ice cream machine.
自己制作冰激凌的最简单的办法就是买一台冰激凌机。
4VERB 投入(时间、精力)
If you invest time or energy in something, you spend a lot of time or energy on something that you consider to be uful or likely to be successful.
I would rather invest time in Rebecca than in the kitchen.甘蔗怎么种植
我宁愿把时间花在丽贝卡身上也不愿花在厨房里。
5VERB 赋予，使具有(某种特征)
If you say that someone or something is invested with a particular quality, you mean that they em to have that quality.
The buildings are invested with a nation'
这些建筑承载着一个国家的历史。
A tsar was a living icon, invested with deep historical and religious significance. 沙皇曾是活着的圣像，具有深远的历史和宗教意义。
守义
6VERB 授予(某人权力、责任)杞人忧天的故事
To invest someone with rights or responsibilities means to give them tho rights or responsibilities legally or officially.
The constitution had invested him with certain powers.
宪法授予他某些权力。
