[N-VAR 可变名词]利润;收益;盈利 A profit is an amount of money that you gain when you are paid more for something than it cost you to make, get, or do it.
The bank made pre-tax profits of £3.5 million...
这家银行的税前利润为350万英镑。
You can improve your chances of profit by sensible planning...
你可以通过合理计划来提高盈利的机会。
The profit motive is inherently at odds with principles of fairness and equity.
盈利动机天生就与公平和公正的原则相抵触。
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[VERB 动词]盈利;获取利润;赚钱 If you profit from something, you earn a profit from it.
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Footballers are accustomed to profiting handsomely from bonuses...
足球运动员对获取丰厚的奖金已习以为常。
He has profited by selling his holdings to other investors...
他将自己的股票卖给其他投资者,从中获利。
The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family.
这些经销商通过损害我家人的利益不光彩地赚钱。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]得益(于);对…有益;对…有好处 If you profit from something, or it profits you, you gain some advantage or benefit from it.
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Jennifer wasn't yet totally convinced that she'd profit from a more relaxed lifestyle...
珍尼弗还不完全相信更轻松的生活方式会对她有好处。
So far the French alliance had profited the rebels little...
到目前为止叛军都没有从法国同盟那里获得什么好处。
Whom would it profit to terrify or to kill James Sinclair?
恐吓或者干掉詹姆斯·辛克莱对谁会有好处?
Profit is also a noun.
The artist found much to his profit in the Louvre.
这位艺术家从卢浮宫受益颇多。
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profit★/ˈprɒfɪt; NAmEˈprɑːfɪt/
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profitprofitsprofitedprofitingnoun★1★[countable , uncountable ]the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved 利润;收益;赢利◆a rise/an increase/a drop/a fall in profits收益的上升╱增长╱跌落╱下降profit(on sth) ◆The company made ahealthy profiton the deal. 公司在这笔生意中获利颇丰。profit(from sth) ◆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。OPP
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2[uncountable ]( formal) the advantage that you get from doing sth 好处;利益;裨益◆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。verb[intransitive , transitive ]( formal) to get sth useful from a situation; to be useful to sb or give them an advantage 获益;得到好处;对…有用(或有益)profit(from sth) ◆Farmers are profiting from the new legislation.新法规使农民受益。profit(by sth) ◆We tried to profit by our mistakes (= learn from them).我们努力从错误中吸取教训。profitsth ◆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。profit/ˈprɒfɪt; NAmEˈprɑːfɪt/
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profitprof‧it1 /ˈprɒfɪt $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paidOPP loss → revenue: The shop’s daily profit is usually around $500. She sold the business and bought a farm with the profits. They sold their house at a healthy profit.2[uncountable] formal an advantage that you gain from doing something: There’s no profit in letting meetings drag on. →
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COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa big/huge profit· Drug companies make huge profits.a quick profit (=happening quickly)· They were only interested in a quick profit.a good profit· There is a good profit to be made in selling cars.a substantial profit· The agent then sells the land for a substantial profit to someone else.a healthy/handsome/tidy profit (=big)· By the second year, the restaurant began to make a healthy profit.a small/modest profit· The business managed to produce a small profit last year.net profit (=after tax and costs are paid)· The company made a net profit of $10.5 million.gross profit (also pre-tax profit) (=before tax and costs are paid)· The hotel group made a gross profit of £51.9 million in 2008.trading/operating profit (=profit relating to a company’s normal activities)· Both turnover and operating profits were lower.verbsmake a profit· We are in business to make a profit.turn/earn a profit (=make a profit)· Without the liquor sales, the store could not turn a profit.show a profit (=make a profit)· The business will not show a profit this year.report/post a profit (=officially announce a profit)· The company reported net profits of $3.6 million for fiscal year 2006.generate profit(s)· We have the capacity to generate more profit.boost profits (=make them increase)· They aim to boost profits by slashing costs.maximize profits (=make them as big as possible)· Every firm tries to maximize its profits.profits are up/down· Pre-tax profits were up 21.5%.profits rise/increase/grow· Half of the firms surveyed expected profits to rise.profits soar/leap (=increase by a large amount)profits fall· The group saw profits fall from £24m to £17.8m.profits slump/plunge (=fall by a large amount)· The group’s pre-tax profits slumped to £25.5m.THESAURUSprofit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid: · Our profits are down this year.· The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.earnings the profit that a company makes: · The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results.· Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.return the profit that you get from an investment: · You should get a good return on your investment.· We didn’t get much of a return on our money.· They’re promising high returns on investments of over $100,000.turnover the amount of business done during a particular period: · The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200bn.takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc: · He counted the night’s takings.· This week’s takings are up on last week’s.interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there: · They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3,000.· The money is still earning interest in your account.dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company: · Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share.· The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.
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profitprofit2 ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive]
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1formal to be useful or helpful to someoneprofit somebody to do something It might profit you to learn about the company before your interview.profit by/from There are lessons in these stories that all children can profit by.2to get money from doing somethingprofit by/from Some industries, such as shipbuilding, clearly profited from the war.
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[ˈprɒfɪt]profited, profiting, profits
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利润(68%),获利(11%),利益(9%),得益(6%),收益(4%),有益于(2%)
n.利润;利益
vt.有益于
vi.获利;有益
n.(Profit)人名;(法)普罗菲
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