prove invaluable in the study of childrens language. ^ 项调査对于儿童语言的研究将极有价值。一compare valuable l!ldIJ Invaluable means Very valuable or usefur. The opposite of valuable is valueless or worthless. * invaluable表示十分宝贵或有用，valuable的 反义词是 valueless 或 worthless。 in-vari-able /in've&riabl; NAmE -'ver-/ adj. always the same; never changing始终如一的；永无变化的H771 unchanging： Her routine was invariabZe.她的日常生 活总是千篇一律。◊ his fnvarfabie courtesy and charm 他 那一贯的彬彬有礼和魅；◊ an fnvariaWe principle —贯 原则 一 compare variable

in-vari.ably /in'veariabli; -_ver-/ fldv. always 始终 如一地；一資地 S3Z1 without fail: This acute infec- ricm o/the brain is aZmost ZnvariaWy/ataZ.这种急性夫脑 传染*几乎总是导致死亡。◊ This is not invariaWy the case.事情并非总是如此。◊ JnvariaWy the repZy came < back, jAfot now/’答复无例外地又是：“现在不行！” in.vari.arit /in’veariant; -_ver-/ adj. (fecAm/'cfl/ 术语） always the same; never changing 不变兩；恒定的 Kin

INVARIABLE

in-va-sion /in'veisn/ noun [C, U] 1 the act of an army entering another country by force in order to take control of it 武装入侵；邊略；侵犯：the German inva­sion o/_Po〖and in 2$>39 德国于 1939 午对波兰的侵略 ◊ the threat of invasion A H ^ 0 an invasion force/ ^/leet 侵略，/ 舰队 2 the fact of a large number of people or things arriving somewhere, especially people or things that are disturbing or unpleasant (先指烦扰 的）涌入：the annuaZ tourist invasion —年一度游客的 涌入◊ fanners are struggHng to cope with an invasion 〇/ slugs.农民正在努力对付蛞蝓的大_侵害。3 an act or a process that affects sb/sth in a way that is not welcome 侵犯；千预：The actress described the photographs of her as an invasion o/privacy•那位女演庚认为她W这些 照片是对隐私权的侵犯。一see also invade in-va-sive /in'veisiv/ adj. {formal) 1 (especially of diseases within the body 尤指体内疾病）spreading very quickly and difficult to stop 侵入的；侵袭的：invasive cancer 扩散性肿瘤 2 (of medical treatment 医疗） involving cutting into the body 切入的；开刀的：inva­sive surgery _开 刀手术 —see also invade Win non- invasive

in-vec-tive /in'vektiv/ noun [U] (formal) rude language and unpleasant remarks that sb shouts when they are very angry辱骂；咒骂

in-veigh /in'vei/ verb iaii；mri in'veigh against sb/sth

to criticize sb/sth strongly 猛烈抨击；痛骂. in.vei.gle /m’veigl/ verfc [VN] ~ sb/yourself (into sth/into doing sth) (formal) to achieve control over sb in a clever and dishonest way, especially so that they will do what you want 引诱；哄骗；骗取：He i/ivefgied himsei/mto her affections (= dishonestly made her love him), 取了她的爱。

in-vent tHr /m'vent/ verb [VN]

"I to produce or design sth that has not existed before 发明；创造：Who invented the steam engine?谁发明了 蒸汽机？ .2 to say or describe sth that is not true, espe­cially in order to trick people 编造； 捏造.； 虚构： What excuse did he invent this time? ‘这次^编7什么借口？.◊ Many children invent an imaginary friend.

_ --个假想-友。

in-ven-ti〇n Otw/in'venjn/ noun 1 .[C] a thing or an idea that has been invented 发明；仓ij 意：Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。2 [U] the act of inventing sth 发明；创造：Such changes have not been seen si'nce t/ie invention 〇/ the pri/iring press.自从发明了 印刷机，这种变革还没有出现过。3 [C，U] the act of inventing a story or an idea and pretending that it is true; a story invented in this way 虚构；编造；：虚构的 故事：This story is apparently a complete invention,

个舍事显然完全i虚构韌。4 [U] the ability to have new and interesting ideas 创造力；_ 创意：John was 知H 〇/ invention—always making up new dance steps and. sequences.约翰有丰富的创造力总能编出新的舞步和 连续舞步。HUS see NECESSITY

| 1075      invest

in-vent-ive /in'ventiv/ adj. 1 (especially of people Xie .人）able to think of new and interesting ideas _于创新 的；有创意的        imaginative ： She has a highly

inventiVe mind•她的头脑非常善于创新。2 (of ideas思想） new and interesting 有新意的;有创意的► iivvent‘ive-ly adv. in-ven-tive-ness noun [U] in-vent-or /in'vent0(r)/ noun a person who has invented sth or whose job is inventing things 发明者；发明家；

<创造者

in-ven-tory /'invantri; NAmE -to:ri/ noun, verb

■                  noun {pi. -ies) 1 [C] a written list of all the objects, fumi-

ture，etc. in a particular building (建筑物里的物品、家 具等的.> 清单；财产清单：an inventory 〇/the museum’s contents.        藏?i全、2 M (AMw£) all the goods in a

shop (商店品）存食，廉# BEE] stock： The inventory wiH be disposed 〇/over the next tweZve weeks.在未来的 十二个M巍中将进行清仓处理。◊ inventory contro〖#存 管理一compare stocktaking(I)

■                  verb (in ven-tor*ies, in-ven-tory-ing, in-ven-tor-ied, in-ven- tor.ied) [VN] (/bmjo/) to make a complete list of sth.开:列 清单：JVe inventoried my fathefs collection of prints, flc

<把父亲收藏的图片列成了清单。

in-verse /,m'W3：s; NAmE .in'vairs/ adj. 1 [only before noun] opposite in amount or position to sth else (数量、.位 叠）相反的，反向的：A personY wealth is q/iten in inverse proportion to their happiness (= the more money they have，the less happy they are). —* 个人的财 富常常与他的幸i成反比。◊:There is o_/ten an inverse relationship between the power of the tool and how easy ft is to use•工具的功能越强大，操作起来往往越费事。

2 the 'inverse noun [sing.] (technical i§) the exact opposite of sth 反面；相反的_物► in.verse.ly /.m_v3:sli; NAmE -'V3：rs-/ adv. ： We regard health as inversely re— social doss.我们认为健康状况与社会地位成相 >反关系。

in-ver-sion /m'v3：Jn; NAmE in'v3：rjn; -311/ noun [u, C] [technical the act of changing the position or order of sth to its opposite, or of turning sth upside down 倒置；颠倒；倒转；the inversion 〇/normal word order 正常词译倒* ◊ an inversion o/t/ie truth颠倒是非 in.vert /in‘v3:t; NAmE in'v3：rt/ verb [VN] {farmaf) to change the normal position of sth, especially by turning it upside down or by arranging it in the opposite order (使）倒转，颠倒，ill置：apZate over the cafce tin anci invert it.在蛋糕烤模上盖一个盘子，然后将其翻倒 M3tt0 . ■

in-ver-te-brate /m'v3：tibr0t; NAmE -'V3：rt-/ noun (tech­nical 7(tT§) any animal with no backbone, for example a worm 土脊也动物 _ compare vertebrate in,verted 'commas noun [pi.] (Sr£) = quotation marks n»!?l in inverted commas       used to

show that you think a particular word, description, etc. is not true or appropriate (对正确性或适合性表示置 疑）所谓的，加引号的：TTie manager showed us to our ‘Zimzry apartment’，in inverted commas•经理带我们去看 _ 了我们所谓的“豪华单元”。

in,verted 'snobbery noun [\j] {BrE, disapproving) the attitude that disapproves of everything connected witih high social status and that is proud of low social status

倒转势利眼（不赞成所有与高社会地位有关的事物，而对 _低社会地位感到自豪> in-vest tH* /in'vest/ verb

1 〜(sth) (in sth) to buy property, shares in a company, etc. in the hope of making a profit 投资：[V] Now is a good rime to invest in the property market.现在是对房地 产市场投资的好时机。〇[VNiffe invested his h/e savings in his daughter’s business•他把一生的积蓄投资到了女儿 的企业。2 〜（sth) (in/on sth) (of an organization or government, etc.机构、政府等）to spend money on sth in order to make it better or more successful，（把资 金）投入：[V] The government has invested heavily in puWic transport.政府已对公共交通投入了大量资金。◊ [VN] The college is to invest $2 million in a new confer- ence haH.这所学院计划投入200万元建造新的会议大厅#

〇 In his time managing the club he has invested, millions on newp/ayers.他在管理俱乐部期间投入了几百万培养新