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profit noun
⇨ profitprofit verb
⇨ benefit (profit from the new legislation) ⇨ make 3 (profit from crimes) profit noun profit ♦︎ interest ♦︎ earnings ♦︎ dividend ♦︎ return ♦︎ surplus ♦︎ gainThese are all words for money that a company or person makes from selling sth or from investments, after paying the costs involved. 这些词均表示利润、收益。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gain on sth◆(a) profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gain from sth◆to do sth for profit / gain◆to be in profit / surplus◆(a) good profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / gains◆(a) record profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) high / low profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / gains◆(a) large / huge / small profit / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) net profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) gross / taxable profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / gains◆(an) annual profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / surplus◆to generate a profit / earnings / interest / a return / a surplus◆to make / produce a profit / return / surplus / gain◆to pay interest / a dividend◆a rate of interest / return■ profit [countable, uncountable] the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved 利润；收益；盈利◆The company made a healthy profit of $106m last year.该公司去年收益颇丰，盈利1.06亿元。◆We should be able to sell the house at a profit.我们卖掉这所房子应该可以获利。◆The agency is voluntary and not run for profit.这个机构是义务性的，不为盈利。OPP loss ⇨ debt see also profit ⇨ make verb 3 , proceeds ⇨ revenue ■ interest [uncountable] (finance 金融) the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money 利息◆They're paying 16% interest on the loan.他们这笔贷款的利息是16%。◆The Gold Account pays monthly interest of 5.5%.金账户月息5.5%。◆The money was repaid with interest.这笔钱是带息偿还的。◆Interest rates have risen by 1%.利率上升了1%。■ earnings [plural] (finance 金融) the profit that a company makes 利润；收益；盈利◆The company's earnings per share have fallen to 29p.该公司的每股收益降至29便士。◆Whisky accounts for a large percentage of Scotland's export earnings.威士忌占苏格兰出口利润的比例很大。 see also earnings ⇨ income ■ dividend / /ˈdɪvɪdend/ / [countable] (finance 金融) a part of a company's profit that it pays to people who own shares in the company 红利；股息；股利◆Shareholders will receive an interim dividend payment of 50 cents a share.股东将获得每股50分的中期股息。■ return [uncountable, countable] (finance 金融) the profit produced by an investment 回报；收益；利润◆The bank offers a higher rate of return on investments over $10 000.这家银行给1万元以上的投资更高的回报率。◆The capital she invested failed to generate much of a return.她投入的资金没有获得多少回报。■ surplus [countable, uncountable] (finance 金融) the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent 盈余；顺差◆Britain at that time enjoyed a trade surplus of £400 million.那个时期英国的贸易盈余有4亿英镑。◆The balance of payments was in surplus last year (= the value of exports was greater than the value of imports).去年的国际收支有盈余。■ gain [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (often disapproving) profit 利润；经济收益◆She only seems to be interested in personal gain.她似乎只在乎个人的收益。◆He spent his ill-gotten gains on fast cars and women.他那些不义之财都花在了跑车和女人身上。 benefit verb benefit ♦︎ gain ♦︎ profit ♦︎ cash inThese words all mean to obtain an advantage or benefit from sth. 这些词均表示获益。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to benefit / gain / profit from sth◆the company / industry / farmer benefits / gains / profits / cashes in◆the customer / consumer / individual benefits / gains◆to expect / hope to benefit / gain / profit / cash in◆to stand to benefit / gain / profit■ benefit [intransitive] (rather formal) to get an advantage or benefit from sth （从⋯中）受益，获益◆Most crime victims benefit greatly by talking about their experiences.倾诉自己的经历对大多数犯罪受害人来说都大有好处。■ gain [transitive, intransitive] to get an advantage or benefit from sth （从⋯中）受益，获益◆There is nothing to be gained from delaying the decision.推迟决定不会有任何好处。◆Who stands to gain from the deal?谁会从交易中获益呢？NOTE 辨析 Benefit or gain?In many cases you can use either word. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆Who stands to benefit / gain from these changes?谁会从这些改变中获益呢？However, gain is used more often to talk about financial advantages, or having an advantage over other people; benefit is used more often to talk about sb being in a better position than before, for example because they are happier, healthier or better educated. Benefit is slightly more formal than gain and cannot be used with an object. 不过，gain较常指在金钱上获益，或者比他人有优势；benefit较常指某人由于比以前更快乐、更健康、受到更好的教育等而改善境况。benefit较gain稍正式，不能带宾语◆There is nothing to be benefited from delaying. ■ profit [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to get an advantage from a situation, especially in business; (of a situation) to give sb an advantage （尤指在商业上）获益，得到好处；（情况）对⋯有利◆Farmers are profiting from the new legislation.新法规使农民受益。◆Many local people believe the development will profit them.当地的许多人认为，这项开发会对他们有利。ⓘ Profit is more formal than benefit or gain and is mostly used to talk about financial gain. * profit较benefit和gain正式，大多指在金钱上获益。 see also profit ⇨ make 3 ■ ˌcash ˈin phrasal verb (rather informal, disapproving) to gain an advantage for yourself from a situation, especially in a way that other people think is wrong or immoral 从中牟利；捞到好处◆The film studio is being accused of cashing in on the singer's death.那家电影制片厂被指责利用这个歌手的死来赚钱。 make3 verb make your own clothes 自己做衣服make a profit 获利make a living 谋生It made me think. 那件事促使我思考。cookmake a cakeforcebe made to work hardmake ♦︎ earn ♦︎ profit ♦︎ net ♦︎ bring (sb) in sth ♦︎ gross ♦︎ pocket ♦︎ pull sth in ♦︎ rake sth inThese words all mean to get money, especially by working or doing business. 这些词均表示挣钱、获利，尤指通过工作或做生意获得。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to make / earn / net / bring in / gross / pocket / pull in / rake in $100 000 a year◆to make / earn money / a living / a fortune■ make (made, made) [transitive] to get money as payment for work that you do, or as interest or profit on money that you lend or invest 挣（钱）；生（利）；获（利）◆He makes a living as a stand-up comic.他靠说单口相声为生。◆She made a fortune on the stock market.她炒股发了财。◆A movie with big name stars in it should make money.有大牌明星出演的电影应该会赚钱。◆Did they make any money out of their invention?他们的发明给自己带来什么收益了吗？■ earn [transitive, intransitive] to get money as payment for work that you do, or as interest or profit on money that you lend or invest 挣钱；生（利）；获（利）◆She earns about £25 000 a year.她一年大约挣25 000英镑。◆His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.他在锦标赛中获胜，得到了5万元。◆Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.你的钱存在高利息账户里回报会更多。◆He was willing to earn his keep (= do useful things in return for being allowed to live somewhere).他愿意干活来换取栖身之所。◆All her children are earning now (= working for their living).她所有的子女现在都自己挣钱了。 see also earnings ⇨ income NOTE 辨析 Make or earn?You can make or earn money, a living or a fortune. Earn emphasizes the work you have to do to get the money. If the money comes as interest or profit, and the subject is a person use make. * make和earn均可指挣钱、谋生或发财。earn强调为挣到钱必须要工作。如果主语是人，收益是利息或利润，用make◆She earned a fortune on the stock market. If the subject is a business or factory, use either word. 如果主语是公司或工厂，用make或earn均可◆The plant will make / earn £950 million for the UK.这家工厂将为英国赚进9.5亿英镑。If the subject is the money itself use earn. 如果主语就是钱，用earn◆Your money would make more in a high-interest account. ■ profit [intransitive] (rather formal) to make money from an activity （从活动中）获利◆The private sector will profit by selling the surplus electricity abroad.私营企业将把富余的电销往国外，从中获利。◆Convicted criminals should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.已定罪的犯人不得自犯罪活动中获益。 see also profit ⇨ profit noun , profit ⇨ benefit verb ■ net (-tt-) [transitive] to make an amount of money as profit after you have paid tax on it （税后）净赚，净得◆The sale of paintings netted £17 000.售卖这些画净得17 000英镑。■ ˌbring sb ˈin sth■ ˌbring ˈin sth phrasal verb (brought, brought)to earn or produce money 赚得；挣到◆His freelance work brings him in about £20 000 a year.他做自由职业每年可赚约2万英镑。◆New taxes are expected to bring in $12 billion in extra revenue.新税种预计将带来120亿元的额外收入。■ gross /grəʊs; NAmE groʊs/ [transitive] to make an amount of money as profit before you have paid tax on it （税前）总收入为，总共赚得◆The tour grossed a massive £20 million at the box office.巡回演出的总票房收入达2 000万英镑之巨。■ pocket [transitive] (rather informal, sometimes disapproving) to earn or win an amount of money 挣到；赚得◆Last year, she pocketed over $1 million in advertising contracts.去年，她从广告合同中赚了100多万元。 see also pocket ⇨ fund noun , bank ⇨ save 3 ■ ˌpull sth ˈin phrasal verb (informal) to earn or make a lot of money 赚（一大笔钱）◆She must be pulling in over $100 000 a year.她一年一定赚了超过10万元。■ ˌrake sth ˈin phrasal verb (informal, often disapproving) to earn or make a lot of money, especially when this is done easily （尤指轻易地）赚（一大笔钱）◆The movie raked in more than $300 million.这部电影轻轻松松赚了3亿多元。◆She's been raking it in since she started her new job.她自打开始新的工作以来，一直财源滚滚。 |