invest time

基本解释

Invest time, energy and money in yourself every day.
每天为自己投资时间、精力和金钱。
Why invest time and energy in something that we all hate?
为什么投入时间和精力去思考我们都讨厌的事情？
Invest time at the start of a project to choose or strengthen the team; your investment will be repaid later in the project cycle when the group comes under pressure.
在一个项目的起始阶段就要投入时间选择或巩固团队；当团队处于压力之中的时侯，你的投入将在项目运转的过程中见成效。

"You needed about a five percent operating margin in order to stay in business over the long haul, especially if you are in a community like this that is growing and you have to invest in new facilities from time to time, recruit new physicians to the area and hire staff."
Mr. Carl Icahn: Well, it's hard to recommend how to invest at this time without knowing how much capital you have.
伊坎先生：嗯，在当今形势下,如果不知道你有多少资本,那就很难给你投资建议。
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The '70s were a terrible time to invest in stocks, a bull market had started in 1982.
0年代股票投资一直萎靡不振,牛市在1982年才露端倪
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Because German jobs are fairly secure, many employees invest time in learning new skills.
ECONOMIST: Education and skills