[no obj.]expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture
投资
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getting workers to invest in private pension funds 吸引就业者投资私人养老基金
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the company is to invest £12 m in its manufacturing site at Linlithglow .公司对其在林利思戈的生产基地投资1,200万 英镑。
[with obj.]devote (one's time, effort, or energy) to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result
投入,耗费(时间、努力、精力等)
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politicians who have invested so much time in the Constitution would be crestfallen .那些对宪法投入大量时间与精力的政界人士会感到沮丧。
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〈非正式〉 花钱买(值得之物)。
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赋予,赋有
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the passage of time has invested the words with an unintended humour .时间的流逝无意之中使这些词语具有一种幽默。
endow someone with (a rank or office)
授予(某人衔位或官职)。
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在…确定权利(或权力)。
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〈古〉 给…穿衣
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he stands before you invested in the full canonicals of his calling .他站在你面前,身穿正式法衣。
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〈古〉 包围,围攻
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Fort Pulaski was invested and captured .普瓦斯基堡被包围并攻陷。
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investv.投资;赋予;赋有;给…穿衣;包围;围攻;投入;耗费;花钱买;授予
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investigatev.调查;深入研究;审查;核查;检查
"mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘clothe’, ‘clothe with the insignia of a rank', and ‘endow with authority’): from French