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interest interest[ˈɪntrəst]interested, interesting, interestsCET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLn416100940166687294189662082237190v78272478424746512366430NOUN5002997782VERB724798324Spoken:370197464interested[69657] interesting[63126] interests[14187]兴趣(83%)，利息(16%)，股份(1%)n.兴趣，爱好；利息；趣味；同行vt.使……感兴趣；引起……的关心；使……参与 interest ★★★★★/ɪ̱ntrəst, -tərest/1[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]兴趣；兴味；关注 If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it.   [also a N]There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks...近两周来选举受到了热烈关注。His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted...他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。She'd liked him at first, but soon lost interest...她刚开始是喜欢他，但很快就失去了兴趣。Food was of no interest to her at all.食物一点都提不起她的兴趣。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]爱好 Your interests are the things that you enjoy doing. Encourage your child in her interests and hobbies even if they're things that you know little about...要鼓励孩子的兴趣爱好，即使你对它们所知甚少。He developed a wide range of sporting interests as a pupil at Millfield.他在米尔菲尔德私立学校上学的时候培养了广泛的运动爱好。3[VERB	动词]使感兴趣；引起…的关注 If something interests you, it attracts your attention so that you want to learn or hear more about it or continue doing it.   [V n]  [it V n to-inf]That passage interested me because it seems to parallel very closely what you're doing in the novel...那一段引起了我的关注，因为它似乎与你在小说里所采用的手法非常相似。It may interest you to know that Miss Woods, the housekeeper, witnessed the attack.您或许会有兴趣知道管家伍兹小姐目击了袭击过程。4[VERB	动词]劝诱；说服(某人)做(某事) If you are trying to persuade someone to buy or do something, you can say that you are trying to interest them in it.   [V n in n/-ing]In the meantime I can't interest you in a new car, I suppose?...那么我想这时候我不能说服您买辆新车了？The group wasn't able to interest them in reproducing literature specifically for women.这个团体没能说服他们再版专门面向女性的文学作品。5[N-COUNT	可数名词]利益；福利 If something is in the interests of a particular person or group, it will benefit them in some way.   [usu pl]Did those directors act in the best interests of their club?...那些董事行事时是以他们俱乐部的最大利益为出发点吗？The social worker would try to get her to see she was acting against the boy's interests.这位社会工作者会设法让她明白她这么做对这个男孩没有好处。6[N-COUNT	可数名词]利益相关者；利益集团 You can use interests to refer to groups of people who you think use their power or money to benefit themselves.   [usu pl]The government accused unnamed 'foreign interests' of inciting the trouble...政府不指名地谴责“外国利益集团”煽动骚乱。He resigned as finance minister only weeks before the election and stood against big-business interests.他在大选到来仅几周前辞去了财政部长职务，并抵制大公司利益集团。7[N-COUNT	可数名词]权益；股权；产权 A person or organization that has interests in a company or in a particular type of business owns shares in this company or this type of business.   [usu with supp]  [BUSINESS 商]Her other business interests include a theme park in Scandinavia and hotels in the West Country.她其他的公司股权包括斯堪的纳维亚的一个主题游乐园和英格兰西南部的几家酒店。...the Hatch family, who controlled large dairy interests...掌控大量奶业股权的哈奇家族Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture.迪斯尼将保留该项目 51% 的控股权。8[N-COUNT	可数名词]利害关系 If a person, country, or organization has an interest in a possible event or situation, they want that event or situation to happen because they are likely to benefit from it.   [usu N in n/-ing]The West has an interest in promoting democratic forces in Eastern Europe...东欧民主力量的发展与西方国家利害攸关。Domestic consumers of petroleum products have an interest in a secure source of petroleum products.石油产品的国内消费者希望其来源能够获得保障。9[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]利息 Interest is extra money that you receive if you have invested a sum of money. Interest is also the extra money that you pay if you have borrowed money or are buying something on credit.   [oft N n]Does your current account pay interest?...你的活期账户有利息吗？This is an important step toward lower interest rates.这是向较低利率迈出的重要一步。10See also:interested；interesting；compound interest；self-interest；vested interest；  11[PHRASE	短语]为了（或符合)…的利益；有助于 If you do something in the interests of a particular result or situation, you do it in order to achieve that result or maintain that situation. to have someone's interests at heart→see: See  heart；   [N inflects]...a call for all businessmen to work together in the interests of national stability.呼吁所有商人为了国家稳定而团结协作 interest1 nouninterest2 verbinterestin‧terest1 /ˈɪntrɪst/ ●●● S2 W1 noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[singular, uncountable] if you have an interest in something or someone, you want to know or learn more about theminterest in My parents encouraged my interest in science. I’d recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in jazz. Ben has shown an interest in learning French. My mother had never expressed any interest in the garden. Babies soon begin to take an interest in the world around them. John appeared to have no interest in girls. I watched the first few episodes, but soon lost interest. The last round of bidding aroused considerable interest. Our survey reveals a disturbing lack of interest in teacher training. I read your article with great interest.2[countable usually plural] an activity that you enjoy doing or a subject that you enjoy studying:  His interests include walking and golf. As a biologist, my main interest has been human genetics. Her outside interests (=interests that are not part of her work) were numerous.3[uncountable] a quality or feature of something that attracts your attention or makes you want to know more about it:  A Persian rug will add colour and interest to your hallway.be of (no) interest (to somebody) (=be interesting or not interesting to someone) It’s a book that will be of interest to a wide range of readers. What you do in your private life is of no interest to me. art galleries, museums and other places of interest topics of general interest (=that everyone wants to know about)4[uncountable] a)the extra money that you must pay back when you borrow moneyinterest on The interest on the loan is 16% per year. How much are the monthly interest payments? b)money paid to you by a bank or financial institution when you keep money in an account there:  an account that pays higher interest The more you save, the more interest you’ll earn. →compound interest, interest rate, simple interest5[countable usually plural, uncountable] the things that bring advantages to someone or somethingprotect/look after/safeguard somebody’s interests The regulations were introduced in order to safeguard the interests of local fishing communities.be in somebody’s (best) interest(s) (to do something) (=be the best thing for someone) The court decided that it was in the girl’s best interests to remain with her grandparents.have somebody’s (best) interests at heart (=care about someone and want to do what is best for them) He has your best interests at heart, you know. We’ve got to balance economic interests and environmental interests.6be in the national/public interest to be good or necessary for the safety or success of a country and its people:  I believe it is in the public interest that these facts are made known.7in the interest(s) of justice/safety/efficiency etc in order to make a situation or system fair, safe etc:  The race was postponed in the interests of safety.8(just) out of interest/as a matter of interest spoken used to say that you are asking a question only because you are interested and not because you need to know:  Just out of interest, how much did they offer you?9[countable] if you have an interest in a particular company or industry, you own shares in it:  The company is believed to be keen to sell its extensive brewing interests. His business interests are spread throughout Europe.controlling interest (=enough shares to control what decisions are taken) In 1986 GM acquired a controlling interest in the sports car maker Lotus.10[countable usually plural] a group of people in the same business who share aims or ideas:  Farming interests now dominate many of the National Park committees. The majority of Brazil’s huge commercial interests support the measure. the need to reduce the influence of special interests (=groups who are concerned about particular subjects)11have no interest in doing something to not want to do something:  I have no interest in continuing this conversation.12declare an interest (in something) to officially state that you are connected with something or someone, and so cannot be completely fair and independent when making a decision involving them13human interest/love interest the part of a story, film, or event which is interesting because it shows things about people’s lives or romantic relationships:  As a trainee reporter, she spent most of her time on human interest stories. →self-interest, → conflict of interestat conflict1(6), → vested interestat vested(1)COLLOCATIONSverbshave an interest in something· Steve has a keen interest in bird-watching.show interest in something· He had shown great interest in her work.express an interest in something (=say that you are interested in something)· A number of well-known film directors have expressed interest in the script.take an interest in something (=be interested in something)· Jacky first took an interest in golf when he was about six years old.have no interest in something· Andy had no interest in politics.lose interest in something (=stop being interested)· Tilda had lost interest in what was being said.arouse/generate/attract interest (=make people interested)· This extraordinary story has aroused interest in many quarters.feign interest (=pretend to be interested)· Ted scanned the report, feigning interest.interest grows· Interest in the project has steadily grown.interest wanes (=becomes less)· When his initial interest waned, the teacher paid more attention to him.adjectivesgreat interest· The government has shown great interest in the idea.enormous/intense interest (=very great)· This tournament has created enormous interest.considerable/strong/keen interest· The results of their work will be of considerable interest.special/particular interest· Natural history was a special interest of his.a personal interest in something· He took a personal interest in the lives of his workers.renewed interest (=starting again after it had stopped)· There has been a renewed interest in abstract painting in recent years.a consuming interest (=a very strong feeling of interest)· Roland had a consuming interest in cricket.a long-term/abiding interest (=an interest you have had for a long time)· She has had a long-term interest in antiques.phrasesa lot of interest· There has been a lot of interest in the story.a great deal of interest (=a lot of interest)· The exhibition has generated a great deal of interest.a lack of interest· The show was cancelled due to a lack of interest on the part of the public.interest1 nouninterest2 verbinterestinterest2 ●●● W2 verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to make someone want to pay attention to something and find out more about it:  Here’s an article which might interest you. What interests me is all the history of these places.it interests somebody that/how/to do It may interest you to know that a number of scholarships are available.2 interest yourself in something formal to give something a lot of attention because you want to find out more about it:  He had always interested himself in foreign affairs.3to try to persuade someone to buy, do, or eat somethinginterest somebody in something The salesman tried to interest me in the higher-priced model.Could I interest you in a drink/dessert etc? (=used as a polite way of offering someone a drink etc)

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 www.ankiedu.club 	            inter·est              ★                    /        ˈɪntrəst                ;          NAmE                ˈɪntrəst                /                    /        ˈɪntrest                ;          NAmE                ˈɪntrest                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            interest      interests      interested      interesting                            noun        ★                                  wanting to know more        求知                    1        ★                  [singular                ,         uncountable          ]                          interest(in sb/sth)                          the feeling that you have when you want to know or learn more about sb/sth            兴趣；关注                                    ◆          to            feel/have/show/express(an)            interestin sth                    对…感到╱表现出╱表示关注                          ◆          Do your parents            take an interest inyour friends?                    你的父母有兴趣了解你的朋友吗？                          ◆          By that time I had            lost (all) interestin the idea.                    那时我已经对此想法（完全）失去兴趣了。                          ◆          I watched            with interest.                    我兴致勃勃地看着。                          ◆                      As a matter of interest            (= I'd like to know),what time did the party finish?                    我想知道，晚会是什么时间结束的？                          ◆                      Just out of interest,how much did it cost?                    我只是好奇问问，这个花了多少钱？                          ☞compare                                                    disinterest                                                                attraction        吸引力                    2        ★                  [uncountable          ]                          the quality that sth has when it attracts sb's attention or makes them want to know more about it            引人关注的性质；吸引力；趣味                                    ◆          There are many            places of interestnear the city.                    这座城市附近有许多有意思的地方。                          ◆          The subject            is of no interestto me at all.                    我对此课题一点也不感兴趣。                          ◆          These plants will add interest to your garden in winter.          这些植物在冬季会给你的花园增添胜景。                          ◆          These documents are of great historical interest.          这些文件具有重要的历史价值。                          ◆          to be of cultural/scientific interest          具有文化／科学价值                          ☞see also                                                    human interest                                              ,                                                    love interest                                                                hobby        业余爱好                    3        ★                  [countable          ]                          an activity or a subject that you enjoy and that you spend your free time doing or studying            业余爱好                                    ◆          Her main interests are music and tennis.          她的主要爱好是音乐和网球。                          ◆          He was a man of wide interests outside his work.          他是个有广泛业余爱好的人。                          ☞compare                                                    hobby                                                                money        钱                    4        ★                  [uncountable          ]                          interest(on sth)                          (            finance              财            )                    the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money            利息                                    ◆          to            pay intereston a loan                    付贷款利息                          ◆          The money was repaid            with interest.                    这笔钱是带息偿还的。                          ◆                      interest charges/payments                    利息；利息的支付                          ◆                      Interest rateshave risen by 1%.                    利率上升了 1%。                          ◆          high            rates of interest                    高利率                          ☞see also                                                    compound interest                                              ,                                                    simple interest                                                                advantage        利益                    5                  [countable                ,         usually plural        ,         uncountable          ]                          a good result or an advantage for sb/sth            好处；利益                                    ◆          to            promote/protect/safeguardsb's            interests                    提高╱保护╱维护某人的利益                          ◆          She was acting entirely            in her own interests.                    她所做的完全是为了自己的好处。                          ◆          These reforms were            in the best interests oflocal government.                    这些改革对地方政府最有利。                          ◆          It is            in the public interestthat these facts are made known.                    公开这些真相是为了公众的利益。                          ☞see also                                                    self-interest                                                                share in business        企业股份                    6                  [countable                ,         usually plural          ]                          interest(in sth)                          a share in a business or company and its profits            （企业或公司的）股份；权益；股权                                    ◆          She has business interests in France.          她在法国拥有企业权益。                          ◆          American interests in Europe            (= money invested in European countries)                    在欧洲的美国权益                          ☞see also                                                    controlling interest                                                                connection        关系                    7                  [countable                ,         uncountable          ]                          interest(in sth)                          a connection with sth which affects your attitude to it, especially because you may benefit from it in some way            利害关系；利益关系                                    ◆          I should, at this point,            declare my interest.                    到了这个时候，我应该申明我的利益关系。                          ◆          Organizations            have an interest inensuring that employee motivation is high.                    各机构皆知获利之道在于确保员工士气高昂。                          ☞compare                                                    disinterest                                                              ☞see also                                                    vested interest                                                                group of people        团体                    8                  [countable                ,         usually plural          ]                          a group of people who are in the same business or who share the same aims which they want to protect            同行；同业；利害与共者；利益团体                                    ◆          powerful farming interests          强大的农民团体                          ◆          relationships between local government and business interests          地方政府和企业团体之间的关系                            IDIOMS              do sth (back) with interest                              to do the same thing to sb as they have done to you, but with more force, enthusiasm, etc.              加倍回报（或回击等）                                                  have sb's interests at ˈheart                              to want sb to be happy and successful even though your actions may not show this              关心…的幸福成功；暗暗地替…着想                                                  in the interest(s) of sth                              in order to help or achieve sth              为了；为帮助（或取得）                                            ◆            In the interest(s) of safety, smoking is forbidden.            禁止吸烟，以策安全。                                      ☞more at                                    conflict                                   n.                                  verb        ★                    to attract your attention and make you feel interested; to make yourself give your attention to sth        使感兴趣；使关注                    interestsb              ◆      Politics doesn't interest me.      我对政治不感兴趣。              interestsb/yourself in sth              ◆      She has always interested herself in charity work.      她始终关注慈善工作。        it interests sb to do sth          ◆              It may interest you toknow that Andy didn't accept the job.            或许你有兴趣知道，安迪没有接受这份工作。                      PHRASAL VERB                    ˈinterest sb in sth                              to persuade sb to buy, do or eat sth              劝说某人买（或做、吃）                                            ◆            Could I interest you in this model, Sir?            先生，请你瞧瞧这个型号好吗？                                              SYNONYMS 同义词辨析                                                                                      interest                  hobby                    ◆game                    ◆pastime                                                        These are all words for activities that you do for pleasure in your spare time.                      以上各词均指业余消遣、闲暇活动。                                                                            ■                    interest                    an activity or a subject that you do or study for pleasure in your spare time                      指业余爱好（活动或科目）：                                                              ◆                      Her main interests are music and gardening.                      她的主要爱好是音乐和园艺。                                                                            ■                    hobby                    an activity that you do for pleasure in your spare time                      指业余爱好（活动）：                                                              ◆                      His hobbies include swimming and cooking.                      他爱好游泳和烹饪。                                                                            ■                    game                    a children's activity when they play with toys, pretend to be sb else, etc; an activity that you do to have fun                      指儿童游戏、玩耍、娱乐：                                                              ◆                      a game of cops and robbers                      警察抓强盗的游戏                                                                                  ◆                      He was playing games with the dog.                      他在逗狗玩。                                                                            ■                    pastime                    an activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time                      指消遣、休闲活动：                                                              ◆                      Eating out is the national pastime in France.                      在法国，上馆子是全国人普遍的消遣活动。                                                        interest, hobby or pastime?                    用 interest、hobby 还是 pastime？                                                        A                      hobbyis often more active than an                      interest.                                              *hobby 常较 interest 主动、积极：                                                                                    ◆                      His main hobby is football                        (= he plays football).                                            他的主要业余爱好是踢足球（他踢足球）。                                                                                  ◆                      His main interest is football                        (= he watches and reads about football, and may or may not play it).                                            他的主要业余爱好是足球（他看足球赛和阅读有关足球的消息，但不一定踢足球）。                                                              Pastimeis used when talking about people in general; when you are talking about yourself or an individual person it is more usual to use                      interestor                      hobby.                                              *pastime 泛指一般人的消遣活动，指自己或个人的业余爱好较常用 interest 或 hobby：                                                                                    ◆                      Eating out is the national interest/hobby in France.                                                                                  ◆                      Do you have any pastimes?                                                                            PATTERNS                                          ◆                      a                        popularinterest/hobby/pastime                                                                                    ◆                      to                        have / have  interests/hobbies                                                                                    ◆                      to                        take up / take up  a(n) interest/hobby                                                                                                                                                inter·est              /        ˈɪntrəst                ;          NAmE                ˈɪntrəst                /

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Collins	interest ★★★★★ /ɪ̱ntrəst, -tərest/ 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]兴趣；兴味；关注 If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it. [also a N] There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks... 近两周来选举受到了热烈关注。 His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted... 他的父母设法打消他对音乐的兴趣，但他始终坚持。 She'd liked him at first, but soon lost interest... 她刚开始是喜欢他，但很快就失去了兴趣。 Food was of no interest to her at all. 食物一点都提不起她的兴趣。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]爱好 Your interests are the things that you enjoy doing. Encourage your child in her interests and hobbies even if they're things that you know little about... 要鼓励孩子的兴趣爱好，即使你对它们所知甚少。 He developed a wide range of sporting interests as a pupil at Millfield. 他在米尔菲尔德私立学校上学的时候培养了广泛的运动爱好。 3 [VERB 动词]使感兴趣；引起…的关注 If something interests you, it attracts your attention so that you want to learn or hear more about it or continue doing it. [V n] [it V n to-inf] That passage interested me because it seems to parallel very closely what you're doing in the novel... 那一段引起了我的关注，因为它似乎与你在小说里所采用的手法非常相似。 It may interest you to know that Miss Woods, the housekeeper, witnessed the attack. 您或许会有兴趣知道管家伍兹小姐目击了袭击过程。 4 [VERB 动词]劝诱；说服(某人)做(某事) If you are trying to persuade someone to buy or do something, you can say that you are trying to interest them in it. [V n in n/-ing] In the meantime I can't interest you in a new car, I suppose?... 那么我想这时候我不能说服您买辆新车了？ The group wasn't able to interest them in reproducing literature specifically for women. 这个团体没能说服他们再版专门面向女性的文学作品。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]利益；福利 If something is in the interests of a particular person or group, it will benefit them in some way. [usu pl] Did those directors act in the best interests of their club?... 那些董事行事时是以他们俱乐部的最大利益为出发点吗？ The social worker would try to get her to see she was acting against the boy's interests. 这位社会工作者会设法让她明白她这么做对这个男孩没有好处。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]利益相关者；利益集团 You can use interests to refer to groups of people who you think use their power or money to benefit themselves. [usu pl] The government accused unnamed 'foreign interests' of inciting the trouble... 政府不指名地谴责“外国利益集团”煽动骚乱。 He resigned as finance minister only weeks before the election and stood against big-business interests. 他在大选到来仅几周前辞去了财政部长职务，并抵制大公司利益集团。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]权益；股权；产权 A person or organization that has interests in a company or in a particular type of business owns shares in this company or this type of business. [usu with supp] [BUSINESS 商] Her other business interests include a theme park in Scandinavia and hotels in the West Country. 她其他的公司股权包括斯堪的纳维亚的一个主题游乐园和英格兰西南部的几家酒店。 ...the Hatch family, who controlled large dairy interests... 掌控大量奶业股权的哈奇家族 Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture. 迪斯尼将保留该项目 51% 的控股权。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]利害关系 If a person, country, or organization has an interest in a possible event or situation, they want that event or situation to happen because they are likely to benefit from it. [usu N in n/-ing] The West has an interest in promoting democratic forces in Eastern Europe... 东欧民主力量的发展与西方国家利害攸关。 Domestic consumers of petroleum products have an interest in a secure source of petroleum products. 石油产品的国内消费者希望其来源能够获得保障。 9 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]利息 Interest is extra money that you receive if you have invested a sum of money. Interest is also the extra money that you pay if you have borrowed money or are buying something on credit. [oft N n] Does your current account pay interest?... 你的活期账户有利息吗？ This is an important step toward lower interest rates. 这是向较低利率迈出的重要一步。 10 See also:interested ；interesting ；compound interest ；self-interest ；vested interest ； 11 [PHRASE 短语]为了（或符合)…的利益；有助于 If you do something in the interests of a particular result or situation, you do it in order to achieve that result or maintain that situation. to have someone's interests at heart→see: See heart ； [N inflects] ...a call for all businessmen to work together in the interests of national stability. 呼吁所有商人为了国家稳定而团结协作
Oxford	inter·est ★ / ˈɪntrəst ; NAmE ˈɪntrəst / / ˈɪntrest ; NAmE ˈɪntrest / noun , verb interest interests interested interesting noun ★ wanting to know more 求知 1 ★ [singular , uncountable ] interest(in sb/sth) the feeling that you have when you want to know or learn more about sb/sth 兴趣；关注 ◆ to feel/have/show/express(an) interestin sth 对…感到╱表现出╱表示关注 ◆ Do your parents take an interest inyour friends? 你的父母有兴趣了解你的朋友吗？ ◆ By that time I had lost (all) interestin the idea. 那时我已经对此想法（完全）失去兴趣了。 ◆ I watched with interest. 我兴致勃勃地看着。 ◆ As a matter of interest (= I'd like to know),what time did the party finish? 我想知道，晚会是什么时间结束的？ ◆ Just out of interest,how much did it cost? 我只是好奇问问，这个花了多少钱？ ☞compare disinterest attraction 吸引力 2 ★ [uncountable ] the quality that sth has when it attracts sb's attention or makes them want to know more about it 引人关注的性质；吸引力；趣味 ◆ There are many places of interestnear the city. 这座城市附近有许多有意思的地方。 ◆ The subject is of no interestto me at all. 我对此课题一点也不感兴趣。 ◆ These plants will add interest to your garden in winter. 这些植物在冬季会给你的花园增添胜景。 ◆ These documents are of great historical interest. 这些文件具有重要的历史价值。 ◆ to be of cultural/scientific interest 具有文化／科学价值 ☞see also human interest , love interest hobby 业余爱好 3 ★ [countable ] an activity or a subject that you enjoy and that you spend your free time doing or studying 业余爱好 ◆ Her main interests are music and tennis. 她的主要爱好是音乐和网球。 ◆ He was a man of wide interests outside his work. 他是个有广泛业余爱好的人。 ☞compare hobby money 钱 4 ★ [uncountable ] interest(on sth) ( finance 财 ) the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money 利息 ◆ to pay intereston a loan 付贷款利息 ◆ The money was repaid with interest. 这笔钱是带息偿还的。 ◆ interest charges/payments 利息；利息的支付 ◆ Interest rateshave risen by 1%. 利率上升了 1%。 ◆ high rates of interest 高利率 ☞see also compound interest , simple interest advantage 利益 5 [countable , usually plural , uncountable ] a good result or an advantage for sb/sth 好处；利益 ◆ to promote/protect/safeguardsb's interests 提高╱保护╱维护某人的利益 ◆ She was acting entirely in her own interests. 她所做的完全是为了自己的好处。 ◆ These reforms were in the best interests oflocal government. 这些改革对地方政府最有利。 ◆ It is in the public interestthat these facts are made known. 公开这些真相是为了公众的利益。 ☞see also self-interest share in business 企业股份 6 [countable , usually plural ] interest(in sth) a share in a business or company and its profits （企业或公司的）股份；权益；股权 ◆ She has business interests in France. 她在法国拥有企业权益。 ◆ American interests in Europe (= money invested in European countries) 在欧洲的美国权益 ☞see also controlling interest connection 关系 7 [countable , uncountable ] interest(in sth) a connection with sth which affects your attitude to it, especially because you may benefit from it in some way 利害关系；利益关系 ◆ I should, at this point, declare my interest. 到了这个时候，我应该申明我的利益关系。 ◆ Organizations have an interest inensuring that employee motivation is high. 各机构皆知获利之道在于确保员工士气高昂。 ☞compare disinterest ☞see also vested interest group of people 团体 8 [countable , usually plural ] a group of people who are in the same business or who share the same aims which they want to protect 同行；同业；利害与共者；利益团体 ◆ powerful farming interests 强大的农民团体 ◆ relationships between local government and business interests 地方政府和企业团体之间的关系 IDIOMS do sth (back) with interest to do the same thing to sb as they have done to you, but with more force, enthusiasm, etc. 加倍回报（或回击等） have sb's interests at ˈheart to want sb to be happy and successful even though your actions may not show this 关心…的幸福成功；暗暗地替…着想 in the interest(s) of sth in order to help or achieve sth 为了；为帮助（或取得） ◆ In the interest(s) of safety, smoking is forbidden. 禁止吸烟，以策安全。 ☞more at conflict n. verb ★ to attract your attention and make you feel interested; to make yourself give your attention to sth 使感兴趣；使关注 interestsb ◆ Politics doesn't interest me. 我对政治不感兴趣。 interestsb/yourself in sth ◆ She has always interested herself in charity work. 她始终关注慈善工作。 it interests sb to do sth ◆ It may interest you toknow that Andy didn't accept the job. 或许你有兴趣知道，安迪没有接受这份工作。 PHRASAL VERB ˈinterest sb in sth to persuade sb to buy, do or eat sth 劝说某人买（或做、吃） ◆ Could I interest you in this model, Sir? 先生，请你瞧瞧这个型号好吗？ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 interest hobby ◆game ◆pastime These are all words for activities that you do for pleasure in your spare time. 以上各词均指业余消遣、闲暇活动。 ■ interest an activity or a subject that you do or study for pleasure in your spare time 指业余爱好（活动或科目）： ◆ Her main interests are music and gardening. 她的主要爱好是音乐和园艺。 ■ hobby an activity that you do for pleasure in your spare time 指业余爱好（活动）： ◆ His hobbies include swimming and cooking. 他爱好游泳和烹饪。 ■ game a children's activity when they play with toys, pretend to be sb else, etc; an activity that you do to have fun 指儿童游戏、玩耍、娱乐： ◆ a game of cops and robbers 警察抓强盗的游戏 ◆ He was playing games with the dog. 他在逗狗玩。 ■ pastime an activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time 指消遣、休闲活动： ◆ Eating out is the national pastime in France. 在法国，上馆子是全国人普遍的消遣活动。 interest, hobby or pastime? 用 interest、hobby 还是 pastime？ A hobbyis often more active than an interest. hobby 常较 interest 主动、积极： ◆ His main hobby is football (= he plays football). 他的主要业余爱好是踢足球（他踢足球）。 ◆ His main interest is football (= he watches and reads about football, and may or may not play it). 他的主要业余爱好是足球（他看足球赛和阅读有关足球的消息，但不一定踢足球）。 Pastimeis used when talking about people in general; when you are talking about yourself or an individual person it is more usual to use interestor hobby. pastime 泛指一般人的消遣活动，指自己或个人的业余爱好较常用 interest 或 hobby： ◆ Eating out is the national interest/hobby in France. ◆ Do you have any pastimes? PATTERNS ◆ a popularinterest/hobby/pastime ◆ to have / have interests/hobbies ◆ to take up / take up a(n) interest/hobby inter·est / ˈɪntrəst ; NAmE ˈɪntrəst /
LDC	interest1 noun interest2 verb interestin‧terest1 /ˈɪntrɪst/ ●●● S2 W1 noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[singular, uncountable] if you have an interest in something or someone, you want to know or learn more about theminterest in My parents encouraged my interest in science. I’d recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in jazz. Ben has shown an interest in learning French. My mother had never expressed any interest in the garden. Babies soon begin to take an interest in the world around them. John appeared to have no interest in girls. I watched the first few episodes, but soon lost interest. The last round of bidding aroused considerable interest. Our survey reveals a disturbing lack of interest in teacher training. I read your article with great interest.2[countable usually plural] an activity that you enjoy doing or a subject that you enjoy studying: His interests include walking and golf. As a biologist, my main interest has been human genetics. Her outside interests (=interests that are not part of her work) were numerous.3[uncountable] a quality or feature of something that attracts your attention or makes you want to know more about it: A Persian rug will add colour and interest to your hallway.be of (no) interest (to somebody) (=be interesting or not interesting to someone) It’s a book that will be of interest to a wide range of readers. What you do in your private life is of no interest to me. art galleries, museums and other places of interest topics of general interest (=that everyone wants to know about)4[uncountable] a)the extra money that you must pay back when you borrow moneyinterest on The interest on the loan is 16% per year. How much are the monthly interest payments? b)money paid to you by a bank or financial institution when you keep money in an account there: an account that pays higher interest The more you save, the more interest you’ll earn. → compound interest , interest rate , simple interest 5[countable usually plural, uncountable] the things that bring advantages to someone or somethingprotect/look after/safeguard somebody’s interests The regulations were introduced in order to safeguard the interests of local fishing communities.be in somebody’s (best) interest(s) (to do something) (=be the best thing for someone) The court decided that it was in the girl’s best interests to remain with her grandparents.have somebody’s (best) interests at heart (=care about someone and want to do what is best for them) He has your best interests at heart, you know. We’ve got to balance economic interests and environmental interests.6be in the national/public interest to be good or necessary for the safety or success of a country and its people: I believe it is in the public interest that these facts are made known.7in the interest(s) of justice/safety/efficiency etc in order to make a situation or system fair, safe etc: The race was postponed in the interests of safety.8(just) out of interest/as a matter of interest spoken used to say that you are asking a question only because you are interested and not because you need to know: Just out of interest, how much did they offer you?9[countable] if you have an interest in a particular company or industry, you own shares in it: The company is believed to be keen to sell its extensive brewing interests. His business interests are spread throughout Europe.controlling interest (=enough shares to control what decisions are taken) In 1986 GM acquired a controlling interest in the sports car maker Lotus.10[countable usually plural] a group of people in the same business who share aims or ideas: Farming interests now dominate many of the National Park committees. The majority of Brazil’s huge commercial interests support the measure. the need to reduce the influence of special interests (=groups who are concerned about particular subjects)11have no interest in doing something to not want to do something: I have no interest in continuing this conversation.12declare an interest (in something) to officially state that you are connected with something or someone, and so cannot be completely fair and independent when making a decision involving them13human interest/love interest the part of a story, film, or event which is interesting because it shows things about people’s lives or romantic relationships: As a trainee reporter, she spent most of her time on human interest stories. → self-interest , → conflict of interest at conflict1(6) , → vested interest at vested(1) COLLOCATIONSverbshave an interest in something· Steve has a keen interest in bird-watching.show interest in something· He had shown great interest in her work.express an interest in something (=say that you are interested in something)· A number of well-known film directors have expressed interest in the script.take an interest in something (=be interested in something)· Jacky first took an interest in golf when he was about six years old.have no interest in something· Andy had no interest in politics.lose interest in something (=stop being interested)· Tilda had lost interest in what was being said.arouse/generate/attract interest (=make people interested)· This extraordinary story has aroused interest in many quarters.feign interest (=pretend to be interested)· Ted scanned the report, feigning interest.interest grows· Interest in the project has steadily grown.interest wanes (=becomes less)· When his initial interest waned, the teacher paid more attention to him.adjectivesgreat interest· The government has shown great interest in the idea.enormous/intense interest (=very great)· This tournament has created enormous interest.considerable/strong/keen interest· The results of their work will be of considerable interest.special/particular interest· Natural history was a special interest of his.a personal interest in something· He took a personal interest in the lives of his workers.renewed interest (=starting again after it had stopped)· There has been a renewed interest in abstract painting in recent years.a consuming interest (=a very strong feeling of interest)· Roland had a consuming interest in cricket.a long-term/abiding interest (=an interest you have had for a long time)· She has had a long-term interest in antiques.phrasesa lot of interest· There has been a lot of interest in the story.a great deal of interest (=a lot of interest)· The exhibition has generated a great deal of interest.a lack of interest· The show was cancelled due to a lack of interest on the part of the public. interest1 noun interest2 verb interestinterest2 ●●● W2 verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to make someone want to pay attention to something and find out more about it: Here’s an article which might interest you. What interests me is all the history of these places.it interests somebody that/how/to do It may interest you to know that a number of scholarships are available.2 interest yourself in something formal to give something a lot of attention because you want to find out more about it: He had always interested himself in foreign affairs.3to try to persuade someone to buy, do, or eat somethinginterest somebody in something The salesman tried to interest me in the higher-priced model.Could I interest you in a drink/dessert etc? (=used as a polite way of offering someone a drink etc)

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