profit

US [ˈprɑfɪt]
UK [ˈprɒfɪt]
  • n.利润;收益;利益;赢利
  • v.获益;得到好处;对…有用(或有益)
  • Web盈利;益处;获利
Plural Form:profits  Present Participle:profiting  Past Tense:profited  
Profit
n.
1.
[c][u]
利润;收益;赢利the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved
a rise/an increase/a drop/a fall in profits
收益的上升╱增长╱跌落╱下降
The company made a healthy profit on the deal.
公司在这笔生意中获利颇丰。
Profit from exports rose 7.3%.
出口利润增长了 7.3%。
Net profit(= after you have paid costs and tax) was up 16.1%.
纯利润上升了 16.1%。
The sale generated record profits .
这笔生意带来了创纪录的收益。
We should be able to sell the house at a profit .
我们卖掉这座房子应该可以获利。
The agency is voluntary and not run for profit .
这个机构是义务性的,不是为了赢利。
2.
[u]
好处;利益;裨益the advantage that you get from doing sth
Future lawyers could study this text with profit.
未来的律师研读这一文本也许会有裨益。
v.
1.
[i][t]
获益;得到好处;对…有用(或有益)to get sth useful from a situation; to be useful to sb or give them an advantage
Farmers are profiting from the new legislation.
新法规使农民受益。
We tried to profit by our mistakes(= learn from them) .
我们努力从错误中吸取教训。
Many local people believe the development will profit them.
当地的许多人认为,这项开发将对他们有利。

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