profit
UK ['prɒf.ɪt] US ['prɑ:.fɪt] noun
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■money which is earned in trade or business, especially after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services 利润，盈利•She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.她将废弃材料卖给纺织公司，从中赚取大笔利润。 •A year ago the Tokyo company had a pretax profit of 35 million yen.一年前，东京公司的税前利润是3500万日元。 •Company profits are down on last year's figures.从去年的统计数字看，公司的利润下降了。 •You don't expect to make much profit within the first couple of years of setting up a company.你不要指望在创立公司的头几年里会赚取很多利润。 •He sold his house at a huge profit.他卖掉自己的房子，赚了很多钱。 uncountable
■the good or advantage that can be achieved by a particular action or activity 好处，益处•There's no profit to be gained from endlessly discussing whose fault it was.没完没了地讨论谁是谁非是徒劳无益的。
UK ['prɒf.ɪt] US ['prɑ:.fɪt] noun
Common Learner Errors profitWarning: Choose the right verb!Don't say 'get a profit', say make a profit :
✗ The company will get a big profit from this investment.The company will make a big profit from this investment.
UK ['prɒf.ɪt] US ['prɑ:.fɪt] verb
Phrasal Verbs profit from sth
■to earn money from something 从…赚钱；从…获利•A lot of companies will profit from the fall in interest rates.利率降低，许多公司将从中获利。 ■to achieve an advantage from something 得益•I profited enormously from working with her.和她一起工作，我获益匪浅。 |