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]