| 单词 | invest |
| 释义 | invest (once / 63 pages) 1v 2v When you invest, you put time or money into something, hoping that there will be returns greater than what was originally put in. You commonly hear talk of investing money, but you can invest time in a project as well. You can invest your hopes or emotions in a person. The money, time, or hope is called the investment. Invest can also mean to endow with a power or quality. Laws invest police officers with abilities that regular citizens do not have. Invest originally meant to clothe. In fact, there is a room in some churches still called a vestry where priests get into their garb. WORD FAMILYinvest: disinvest, invested, investing, investiture, investment, investor, invests+/disinvest: disinvestment/investiture: investitures/investment: investments/investor: investors USAGE EXAMPLESWrap fragile ornaments in leftover tissue paper or newspaper, or invest in storage containers like archival ornament boxes from the Container Store. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) U.S. companies are preparing to invest again after years on the sidelines, and rising interest rates are unlikely to impede them. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) He might want to invest in a cap. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 v make an investment 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper commit, place, put disinvest, divest reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) fund invest money in government securities roll overre-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security shelterinvest (money) so that it is not taxable tie upinvest so as to make unavailable for other purposes job, speculateinvest at a risk buy intobuy stocks or shares of a company bulltry to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying drop, expend, spend pay out 1v give qualities or abilities to Syn|Hypo|Hyper empower, endow, endue, gift, indue cover invest with a large or excessive amount of something enable render capable or able for some task 2v furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors Syn|Hyper adorn, clothe equip, fit, fit out, outfit provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose 3v provide with power and authority Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper enthrone, vest disinvest, divest deprive of status or authority consecrate, ordain, order, ordinate appoint to a clerical posts coronate, crowninvest with regal power; enthrone enthrone, throneput a monarch on the throne ordaininvest with ministerial or priestly authority instal, install put into an office or a position 4v place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position Syn|Hyper induct, seat instal, install put into an office or a position |
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