investmentin•vest•ment /ɪn'vestmənt/

n

1. C,U 投资；投资额

• He made an investment of all his savings in the stock market. 他将自己所有的存款都买了股票。

• attract foreign investment 吸引外资

2. C 投资对象

• The new car cost him all his savings, but he thought it was a good investment. 买这辆新车花掉了他所有的积蓄，但他认为是值得的(投资)。

3. C,U 投入(时间、精力等)

• a long-range investment of time and effort 时间和精力的长期投入