Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2329
invest
投资
to commit money or capital in order to make a financial profit; to make investments
- 1.
To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
- 2.
To envelop, wrap, cover.
- 3.
To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
- 4.
To ceremonially install someone in some office.
- 5.
To formally give (someone) some power or authority.
- 6.
To formally give (power or authority).
正式授予(权力或职权)。
- 7.
To surround, accompany, or attend.
环绕；伴随；陪同。
- 8.
To lay siege to.
围攻；包围。
- 9.
To make investments.
进行投资。
- 10.
To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster).
为失蜡铸造做准备,制作铸造模具(硅砂和石膏的混合物)。
- 11.
To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.
使卷入；使形成强烈依恋。
投入；使投入；使深陷；授予；使就职；包围；覆盖；围攻；围困
In use
Many people invest in stocks to grow their wealth.
She invested a lot of time in learning Chinese.
He is investing in a new business venture.
invest in sth
表示投资于某事物，常跟金钱相关。
Many people invest in stocks.
很多人投资股票。
invest sth in sth
可用于时间、精力等抽象投入。
She invested a lot of time in learning English.
她投入了很多时间学习英语。
Verb forms
base invest · third person invests · -ing investing · past invested · past participle invested
规则动词
Common mistakes
He invested on the stock market.
Connections
Collocations
- invest in
- 投资于
- Many people invest in the stock market.许多人投资于股票市场。
- invest heavily
- 大量投资
- The company invested heavily in research and development.该公司在研发上投入了大量资金。
- invest time
- 投入时间
- You need to invest time to learn a new language.你需要投入时间来学习一门新语言。
- invest money
- 投资金钱
- He invested his money in real estate.他把钱投资于房地产。
- invest in stocks
- 投资股票
- She decided to invest in stocks for long-term growth.她决定投资股票以实现长期增长。
- invest in education
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你‘in（进入）vest（马甲）’，把钱放进马甲口袋，就是‘投资’。
Context & Register
中性。通常用于金融、商业及个人理财语境，指投入资金以获取回报。
Grammar Note
常与in连用表示投资于某领域
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'invest' (the '-vest' part). Lookalikes like 'invent' (/ɪnˈvɛnt/) are spelled similarly but do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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