"investment" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
指把金钱、时间或精力投入某件事，希望以后获得回报或收益。这个词常用于金融领域，也可以表示对某个人、项目或想法的深度投入。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
最常见于金融语境，如 'make an investment', 'foreign investment', 'long-term investment'。它也可以表示抽象意义，如 'an investment in your future'，或指情感上的投入。学习者常把它和 'invent' 混淆，或者在更适合用 'expense' 或 'cost' 的地方误用它。
Examples
Buying that apartment was a good investment.
买那套公寓是一项不错的**投资**。
Education is an investment in your future.
教育是对你未来的**投资**。
The company made a large investment in new machines.
公司在新机器上进行了大笔**投资**。
It seemed expensive at first, but it's already paying off as an investment.
一开始看起来很贵，但作为一项**投资**，它已经开始有回报了。
We're treating this course as an investment in the team's skills.
我们把这门课程看作是对团队技能的**投资**。
For me, moving to this city was more than a change — it was an investment in a better life.
对我来说，搬到这座城市不只是一次改变——而是对更好生活的**投资**。