invisible

英 [ɪnˈvɪzəbl]

美 [ɪnˈvɪzəbl]

adj.  看不见的; 隐形的; 无形的(与服务而非商品有关)
n.  看不见的人

复数：invisibles　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4744 / COCA.3811

牛津词典

adj.

• 看不见的；隐形的
  that cannot be seen
  1. stars invisible to the naked eye
     肉眼看不见的星球
  2. a wizard who could make himself invisible
     能隐身的术士
  3. She felt invisible in the crowd.
     她觉得自己淹没在人群中。
• 无形的（与服务而非商品有关）
  connected with a service that a country provides, such as banks or tourism , rather than goods
  1. invisible earnings
     无形收益

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 看不见的;隐形的
  If you describe something asinvisible, you mean that it cannot be seen, for example because it is transparent, hidden, or very small.
  1. The lines were so finely etched as to be invisible from a distance...
     线条被蚀刻得如此精细，在远处看都看不见。
  2. The belt is invisible even under the thinnest garments.
     这种腰带即便在最薄的衣衫下都看不出来。
• ADJ 无形的
  You can useinvisiblewhen you are talking about something that cannot be seen but has a definite effect. In this sense,invisibleis often used before a noun which refers to something that can usually be seen.
  1. Parents fear they might overstep these invisible boundaries...
     父母担心他们可能会逾越这些无形的界限。
  2. Her father's face had suddenly tightened as though he was being strangled by invisible hands.
     她父亲的脸突然僵硬了,仿佛是被无形的双手扼住了脖子。
• ADJ-GRADED 被人忽视的;不为人注意的
  If you say that you feelinvisible, you are complaining that you are being ignored by other people. If you say that a particular problem or situation isinvisible, you are complaining that it is not being considered or dealt with.
  1. It was strange, how invisible a clerk could feel...
     一名办事员会感到如此受人忽视，令人觉得不可思议。
  2. The problems of the poor are largely invisible.
     穷人的问题大多不受重视。
• ADJ (故事中的人或事物)隐身的，隐形的
  In stories,invisiblepeople or things have a magic quality which makes people unable to see them.
  1. ...The Invisible Man.
     《隐形人》
• ADJ (收入)非贸易的,无形的
  In economics,invisibleearnings are the money that a country makes as a result of services such as banking and tourism, rather than by producing goods.
  1. Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export...
     旅游业是英国最大的一项无形输出。
  2. The revenue from tourism is the biggest single item in the country's invisible earnings...
     旅游业收入是该国无形收益当中最大的一项。
  3. The invisible trade surplus was £200 million lower than reported.
     无形贸易盈余比报道所称的少 2 亿英镑。
• 无形服务业(如银行业、旅游业)
  Invisiblesare services such as banking and tourism, which provide a country's invisible earnings.

英英释义

adj

• not prominent or readily noticeable
  1. he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole
  2. the invisible man
  Synonym:inconspicuous
• impossible or nearly impossible to see
  1. the invisible man
  2. invisible rays
  3. an invisible hinge
  4. invisible mending
  Synonym:unseeable

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