1 [U] [C] (an) investment (in sth) the act of putting money in a bank, business, property, etc; the amount of money that you put in 投资;投资额:
investment in local industry投资于当地工业The company will have to make an enormous investmentto computerize production.若要使生产计算机化,这家公司非得投入大量资金。
2 [C] (informal 非正式) a thing that you have bought 买回来的东西:
This coat has been a good investment -- I've worn it for three years.这件外衣买得合算,我已穿了三年。
investment/Inˋvɛstmənt; Inˈvestmənt/n 1 [C,U] the use of money to make a profit or make a business successful, or the money that is used 投资(额): a £50,000 investment 5 万英镑的投资+in We have made a big investment in technology. 我们在科技上投入了一大笔资金。2 [C] something that you buy because it will be useful 投资(的对象): A comfortable bed is a good investment . 买一张舒适的床是一个很好的投资。