investment /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ noun plural investments
plural investments
Learner's definition of INVESTMENT
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a : the act of using money to earn more money : the act of investing money投资 [noncount]
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He became wealthy by shrewd investment of his money in the stock market.他靠在股市的精明投资富了起来。
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She got a good return on her investment. [=her investment earned a good profit]她的投资回报很丰厚。
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The company hopes to attract foreign investment. [=hopes that foreign people/companies will invest money in it]这家公司希望吸引外资。
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b [count] : an amount of money that is invested in something投资额 2
[count] : something that you buy with the idea that it will increase in value, usefulness, etc.投资物 3
a : the act of spending money on something that is valuable or expected to be useful or helpful(对有价值或预期有用处的事物进行的)投资 [noncount]
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b [count, noncount] : the act of giving your time or effort in order to accomplish something or make something better(时间或精力的)投入