investments是什么意思？

investments

英[ɪn'vestmənts] 美[ɪn'vestmənts]

• n. 投资( investment的名词复数 )，投资额，（时间、精力的）投入，值得买的东西；

例句

• All their money was tied up in long-term investments. 他们所有的钱都搁死在长线投资上了。
• He hoped to profit from his investments. 他希望从投资中获利。
• Investments turned down considerably during the economic crisis. 在经济危机中,投资大大减少了。
• Collateral, such as property or investments, secures the repayment of traditional loans. 抵押品是传统贷款的安全保证, 通常包括财产或投资抵押.
• As a businessman, you must do everything to avoid jeopardizing your fortune by making bad investments. 作为商人, 你应该千方百计地避免因投资不当而损失一大笔钱.
• The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments. 这家公司不自量力地轻率投资。
• With the markets being so volatile, investments are at great risk. 由于市场那么变化不定, 投资冒着很大的风险.
• Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits. 股票市场长期投资的收益比现金存款要高。
• High rates of return can be earned on these investments. 这些投资可能会有很高的回报率。
• Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments. 布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱.

英语六级真题

They lack the expertise to make capital investments.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
If these investments generate huge social benefits—as they clearly do—the benefits of providing more social support for the family should be that much clearer.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文
In fact, by some estimates, the value of parental investments in children, investments of time and money (including lost wages), is equal to 20-30% of gross domestic product.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  投资
  Investment is the activity of investing money.
  例句
  He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment... 他说政府必须推出税收激励政策来鼓励投资。 One of the most important changes concerns the investment of pension contributions. 最重要的一个变化涉及养老保险基金的投资。
• N-VAR
  投资金额;投资物
  An investment is an amount of money that you invest, or the thing that you invest it in.
  例句
  ...an investment of twenty-eight million pounds... 2,800万英镑的投资金额 You'll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your investments. 你将能获得 8% 的平均投资收益率。
• N-COUNT
  有用的投资物;值得买的东西
  If you describe something you buy as an investment, you mean that it will be useful, especially because it will help you to do a task more cheaply or efficiently.
  例句
  When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment... 在挑选长筒靴的时候,购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。 A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment. 小屏幕的便携式电视机很值得买。
• N-UNCOUNT
  (时间、精力的)投入
  Investment of time or effort is the spending of time or effort on something in order to make it a success.
  例句
  I worry about this big investment of time and effort. 我担心投入这么多时间与精力却不起作用。