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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

investment [ɪn'vεstmənt]
  1. 1. noun [u] (activity) 投资
  2. 2. noun [c] (amount of money) 投资额
  3. 3. noun [c] (property,painting etc) 投资
    I bought a flat as an investment.
    我买了一套公寓作为投资
  4. 4. noun [u/s] [fig] 投资

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

investment [ɪnˈvestmənt]
  1. 1. n.[u] 投资投资行为
  2. 2. n.[c] 投资额
  3. 3. n.[c] 投入
    This job calls for the investment of some hard thinking.
    这项工作要求投入一些艰辛思考
    He made an emotional investment in the work.
    他在那项工作投入心血
  4. 4. noun 膜,覆盖层
  5. 5. noun 穿衣
  6. 6. n.[c] 授职仪式授权

Collins English-English Dictionary

investment [ɪn'vεstmənt]
  1. 1. n the act of investing money
  2. 2. n the amount invested
  3. 3. n an enterprise, asset, etc, in which money is or can be invested
  4. 4. n the act of investing effort, resources, etc
  5. 5. n the amount invested
  6. 6. n [Economics] the amount by which the stock of capital (plant, machinery, materials, etc) in an enterprise or economy changes
  7. 7. n [Biology] the outer layer or covering of an organ, part, or organism
  8. 8. n a less common word for investiture
  9. 9. n the act of investing or state of being invested, as with an official robe, a specific quality, etc
  10. 10. n [rare] the act of besieging with military forces, works, etc

Examples

a lucrative investment
有利的投资
an investment that yielded high profits
产生高额利润的投资
The swimming pool was such a good investment.
经营游泳池是一个很好的投资项目。
Many businesses with growth potential fail to raise enough funds because they lack investment readiness.
很多具有发展潜力的企业由于投资准备没有做到位,就未能筹集到足够的资金。
Since the formation of a specialist buyout team in 2000, we have pioneered buyout investment in Asia.
自2000年成立专业收购组以来,我们就一直致力于在亚洲进行收购投资。

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