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thriving adj.
⇨ successful 2successful2 adjective the successful candidate 成功入选的人a successful business 赢利的生意successful ♦︎ profitable ♦︎ commercial ♦︎ lucrative ♦︎ buoyant ♦︎ thriving ♦︎ economic ♦︎ profit-makingThese words all describe sb/sth that is making money. 这些词均表示赢利的、赚钱的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a successful / profitable / lucrative / thriving / profit-making business◆a successful / profitable / lucrative / profit-making enterprise◆a successful / profitable / lucrative investment / career / year◆a profitable / lucrative / buoyant / thriving market◆very / particularly / extremely / fairly / quite successful / profitable / lucrative / buoyant◆highly / immensely successful / profitable / lucrative◆relatively successful / profitable / buoyant■ successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular （尤指因受欢迎）赚很多钱的，赢利的◆The play was very successful on Broadway.那出戏在百老汇大获成功。◆She has had a long and successful career in television.她在电视台工作了很久，很成功。■ profitable making a profit 赢利的；有利润的◆She runs a highly profitable business.她经营一家利润非常高的企业。◆It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.向大众直销往往获利较高。OPP unprofitable ⇨ loss-making ▸ profitability noun [uncountable] ◆Downsizing is one way to increase profitability.裁员是提高赢利的方法之一。▸ profitably adverb ◆This is no way to run a business profitably.这绝不是使企业盈利的经营办法。■ commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit 赢利的；以获利为目的的◆The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit).这部电影票房收入不佳。◆They are an educational charity, not a commercial publisher.他们是教育公益机构，不是以赢利为目的的出版商。 OPP non-profit ⇨ loss-making ▸ commercially adverb ◆His invention was not commercially successful.他的发明从赢利的角度看并不成功。■ lucrative / /ˈluːkrətɪv/ / (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit （生意或工作）赚大钱的，获利多的◆The firm has a lucrative business contract with the Scottish Executive.该公司和苏格兰行政部门签订了一份利润丰厚的商业合同。◆Many of the engineers left the service for more lucrative jobs abroad.许多工程师都辞职去国外寻找更能赚大钱的工作了。■ buoyant / /ˈbɔɪənt; NAmE ˈbuːjənt/ (business 商业) (of prices or business activity) tending to increase or stay at a high level, usually showing financial success （价格或商业活动）看涨的，保持高价的，繁荣的◆Car sales have remained buoyant.汽车销售量仍然看涨。ⓘ Common collocates of buoyant include market, economy, trading, sales and demand. * buoyant的常见搭配词有market、economy、trading、sales和demand。■ thriving /ˈθraɪvɪŋ/ / (of a business or area) economically strong and successful （企业或地方）兴旺发达的，繁荣的◆Twenty years ago London Road was a thriving commercial centre thronged with shoppers.二十年前，伦敦路曾是个顾客群集的繁荣商业中心。ⓘ Common collocates of thriving include company, business, industry, trade, market, economy, centre, town and port. * thriving的常见搭配词有company、business、industry、trade、market、economy、centre、town和port。 see also thrive ⇨ do well ■ economic (often used in negative sentences 常用于否定句) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue （工序、企业或活动）有利可图的，可赚钱的，合算的◆It's simply not economic for these small farmers to start buying large amounts of expensive fertilizer.这些小农场主开始大量购买高价肥料，这根本无利可图。OPP uneconomic ⇨ loss-making ■ ˈprofit-making [usually before noun](of a business or activity) that makes or will make a profit （企业或活动）赢利的，能赚钱的◆I believe that public transport should be run as a service, not as a profit-making enterprise.我认为公共交通应该作为服务业来经营，而不是赢利性企业。 OPP loss-making , non-profit ⇨ loss-making |