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.

  1. 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。
  2. 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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 看不见的;隐形的
    If you describe something as invisible, 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。
  2. ADJ 无形的
    You can use invisible when you are talking about something that cannot be seen but has a definite effect. In this sense, invisible is 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。
  3. ADJ-GRADED 被人忽视的;不为人注意的
    If you say that you feel invisible, you are complaining that you are being ignored by other people. If you say that a particular problem or situation is invisible, 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。
  4. ADJ (故事中的人或事物)隐身的,隐形的
    In stories, invisible people or things have a magic quality which makes people unable to see them.
    1. ...The Invisible Man.
      《隐形人》
  5. ADJ (收入)非贸易的,无形的
    In economics, invisible earnings 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。
  6. 无形服务业(如银行业、旅游业)
    Invisibles are services such as banking and tourism, which provide a country's invisible earnings.

    双语例句

    1. Patterns that are invisible on the ground can be the most striking part of an aerial photograph
      地面上看不出来的图案可能会成为航拍照片中最引人注目的东西。
    2. Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky.
      在他头顶上一架隐形飞机嗡嗡地飞过夜空。
    3. 'From there, pulling a line to here,' he said, making invisible drawings in the air
      “从那里拉一根绳到这里,”他一边说,一边在空中比划着。
    4. 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。
    5. 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。
    6. 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。
    7. 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。
    8. 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。
    9. The problems of the poor are largely invisible.
      穷人的问题大多不受重视。
    10. Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export
      旅游业是英国最大的一项无形输出。
    11. 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。
    12. 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。
    13. The container is invisible until you shine an ultraviolet light on it
      那个柜子只有用紫外线照射才可以看见。
    14. The problems of the poor are largely invisible — out of sight, out of mind.
      穷人的问题人们大多看不见——正所谓“眼不见,心不烦”。
    15. Indoor pollution falls into two categories, that which we can see or smell, and pollution which is invisible and produces no odour.
      室内污染分为两种:一种是我们能看得见或闻得着的,另一种是无色无味的。
    16. In the old animistic world view, people believed that nature was organised by invisible souls.
      过去信仰万物有灵论的人们认为自然是由看不见的灵魂安排的。
    17. She was invisible in the dusk of the room.
      她在昏暗的房间里,别人看不见她。
    18. The air is full of millions of invisible germs.
      空气中充满了许多看不见的细菌。
    19. Bacteria are invisible to the naked eye.
      肉眼看不见细菌。
    20. Many stars overhead are invisible to the naked eye.
      天上的许多星星是肉眼看不到的。
    21. H.g.wells 'invisible man' was invisible and untraceable.
      威尔斯的“隐身人”来无影去无踪,难以寻觅。
    22. Hidden in the net is the mystery of the invisible hand& control without authority.
      暗藏在网络之中的是神秘的看不见的手&一种没有权威存在的控制。
    23. This is invisible assets.
      这是账外资产。
    24. First there's the balance between state and market, public and private, the visible and invisible hand.
      首先,市场和国家的平衡,公众和私人的平衡,可见的手和不可见的手的平衡,将被打破。
    25. There is visible labor and invisible labor.
      有有形的劳动和无形的劳动。
    26. It is enough that you enter the temple invisible.
      只要你进到了那冥冥的殿宇,这就够了。
    27. What's invisible is the scariest.
      看不见的东西最可怕了。
    28. God who is invisible created the world which is visible.
      不可见的上帝创造了可见的世界。
    29. He's talking about the difference between the visible and invisible things.
      他谈到了有形和无形,的东西二者的区别。
    30. Because you saw me when I was invisible.
      在我隐身的时候,是你看见了我。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. not prominent or readily noticeable
      1. he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole
      2. the invisible man

      Synonym:    inconspicuous

    2. impossible or nearly impossible to see
      1. the invisible man
      2. invisible rays
      3. an invisible hinge
      4. invisible mending

      Synonym:    unseeable