1ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]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. 看不见的;隐形的
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。
The belt is invisible even under the thinnest garments.
A thin coil of smoke rose almost invisibly into the sharp, bright sky.
一缕缭绕升起的轻烟几乎淡不可见地消失在明亮耀眼的天空中。
2ADJ [ADJ n]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. 无形的
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。
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。
invisibly
...the tradition that invisibly shapes things in the present.
不知不觉地塑造着当前的一切的传统
3ADJ-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. 被人忽视的;不为人注意的
...the invisibility of women's concerns in society.
社会对女性所关注问题的忽视
4ADJ (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. (故事中的人或事物)隐身的,隐形的
...The Invisible Man.
《隐形人》
5ADJ [ADJ n](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. (收入)非贸易的,无形的 [business]
Tourism is Britain's single biggest invisible export.
旅游业是英国最大的一项无形输出。
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。
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。
6N-PLURAL 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. 无形服务业(如银行业、旅游业) [mainly British, technical]
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be看不出來▸➤become變得讓人難以看見▸➤remain依然隱形▸➤make sb/sth, render sb/sth使⋯隱形◇He wished that he could make himself invisible.他希望自己能夠隱身。◇It's interesting how women are rendered invisible in these statistics.從這些統計數字中根本看不出女性的存在,所用的手法真是有趣。ADVERB➤completely, totally完全/徹底不可見▸➤almost, nearly, practically, virtually幾乎讓人看不見;實際上不可見▸➤largely基本上讓人看不見▸➤effectively事實上看不出來PREPOSITION➤to對⋯來說不可見◇Infrared light is invisible to the human eye.人眼看不見紅外線。
invisible ♦︎ out of sight ♦︎ inconspicuous ♦︎ imperceptibleThese words all describe sb/sth that cannot be seen.这些词均表示看不见的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆invisible / imperceptible to sb / sth◆to remain invisible / out of sight / inconspicuous◆almost invisible / out of sight / imperceptible■invisiblethat cannot be seen看不见的;隐形的◆The tanks were camouflaged so that they were invisible from the air.这些坦克经过伪装,从空中发现不了。◆There are countless stars that are invisible to the naked eye.有数不清的星球肉眼看不见。OPPvisible ⇨ visible▸invisibly
adverb
◆He moved away invisibly into the background.■out of ˈsight
phrase
in a place where you/it cannot be seen在视野以外;在看不见的地方◆If you leave the camera in the car, put it out of sight under the seat.要把照相机留在车里的话,就放到座位下看不见的地方。◆Keep out of sight(= Stay where you cannot be seen).不要露面。◆She never lets her daughter out of her sight(= always keeps her where she can see her).她从来不让女儿离开她的视线。◆Get out of my sight!(= Go away!)滚开!OPPin view ⇨ visible■inconspicuous ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs not attracting attention; not easy to notice不引人注目的;不起眼的◆She tried to look as inconspicuous as possible.她尽可能让自己不引人注目。OPPconspicuous ⇨ marked■imperceptibleˌɪmpəˈseptəbl; NAmEˌɪmpərˈseptəbl (ratherformal) that cannot be felt, seen or noticed because it is very slight(微弱得)无法察觉的,感觉不到的◆There are imperceptible changes in temperature occurring all the time.气温一直都在发生难以觉察的变化。◆The differences were imperceptible to all but the most trained eye.只有最训练有素的眼睛才能察觉到这些差异。▸imperceptibly
adverb
◆The daylight faded almost imperceptibly into night.天光渐暗,夜晚悄然降临。