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- to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
- to cast (a ballot)
- to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)
- to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine)
- to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)
- to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide)
- to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
- (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
- to throw into
- to put into
- to throw oneself into
- to participate in
- to invest in
- absorbed
- engrossed
Trad. 投壺
- ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
- to get along well (with sb)
- congenial
- to speculate (on financial markets)
- (computing) to mirror one's screen (to another device)
- screen sharing
- screen mirroring
Trad. 風投
- venture capital investment (abbr. for 風險投資|风险投资[feng1 xian3 tou2 zi1])
- to start shooting (a film)
- to invest in (a movie)
- to put (sth) up for auction
Trad. 投擲
- to throw sth a long distance
- to hurl
- to throw at
- to throw (dice etc)
- to flip (a coin)
Trad. 投書
- to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc)
- to throw one's energies (into an activity)
- to invest one's emotions (in sth)
- to bet
- betting
- reborn (of departed spirit)
- to be reincarnated
- to leave home for a new life
- to sign up for an examination
- to apply for admission (to a university etc)
- to apply (for a position)
Trad. 創投
- venture capital investment (abbr. for 創業投資|创业投资[chuang4 ye4 tou2 zi1])
Trad. 北投區
- Beitou, a district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
Trad. 亞投行
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, abbr. for 亞洲基礎設施投資銀行|亚洲基础设施投资银行[Ya4 zhou1 Ji1 chu3 She4 shi1 Tou2 zi1 Yin2 hang2]
Trad. 投錯胎
- to be reincarnated in the wrong womb
- (fig.) to be born into unfortunate circumstances (impoverished family, domestic violence etc)
Trad. 飛蛾投火
- lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
Trad. 投影幾何
- projective geometry
- same as 射影幾何|射影几何
Trad. 投懷送抱
- to throw oneself in sb's arms
- to throw oneself at sb
- to share vile habits
- partners in notoriety
- birds of a feather
Trad. 投桃報李
- toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
- to exchange gifts
- Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
Trad. 投機倒把
- to engage in speculation and profiteering
Trad. 投機取巧
- to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks
Trad. 投機買賣
- to engage in speculative trading
Trad. 投石問路
- lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
- fig. to test the waters
Trad. 投筆從戎
- to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
- to join the military (esp. of educated person)
- to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
- not to get proper recognition for one's talents
- lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
- fig. to get excited and move to action
Trad. 投資移民
- investment immigration
- immigrant investor
Trad. 舉手投足
- one's every movement (idiom)
- comportment
- gestures
- to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea
- to vanish forever without trace
Trad. 投鞭斷流
- arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
- lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
- to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
- (idiom) to have an affinity with each other; to find each other congenial
Trad. 佈局投手
- (baseball) setup man
- setup pitcher
Trad. 走投無路
- to be at an impasse (idiom)
- in a tight spot
- at the end of one's rope
- desperate
Trad. 話不投機
- (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
Trad. 棄暗投明
- to renounce the dark and seek the light
- to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
Trad. 五體投地
- to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
- to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
- to hit a person when he's down
Trad. 病急亂投醫
- lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
Trad. 投影幾何學
- projective geometry
- same as 射影幾何學|射影几何学
Trad. 投資回報率
- return on investment (ROI)
Trad. 投資報酬率
- return on investment
- rate of return
Trad. 無條件投降
- unconditional surrender
Trad. 一舉手一投足
- every little move
- every single movement
Trad. 外商直接投資
- overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
Trad. 話不投機半句多
- (idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion