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[/ˈɪntrəst; ˋɪntrəst/] n 用法:
1 [U, sing] ~ (in sb/sth) state of wanting to learn or know (about sb/sth); curiosity; concern 兴趣; 好奇心; 关心:
feel, have, show, express (an) interest in sb or sth 对某人或某事物觉得有、 有、 表现有、 表示有兴趣 *
a topic that arouses, provokes, stimulates, etc a lot of interest 能引起、 激起、 唤起...很大兴趣的话题 *
Now he's grown up he no longer takes any interest in his stamp collection:
he's lost all interest in it. 他已经长大了, 对集邮不再感兴趣了, 完全失去了兴趣了. *
do sth (just) for interest/out of interest/for interest's sake, ie (just) to satisfy a desire for knowledge （纯粹）因为有兴趣[从兴趣出发/为了兴趣]而做某事（以满足求知欲）. 用法:
2 [U] quality that arouses concern or curiosity; power to hold one's attention 引起关心或好奇心的性质; 趣味; 吸引力:
The subject may be full of interest to you, but it holds no interest for me. 这个问题即使你兴味盎然, 我也是兴味索然. *
Suspense adds interest to a story. 故事中的悬疑情节更加引人入胜. 用法:
3 [C] thing with which one concerns oneself or about which one is enthusiastic 令人感兴趣的事物; 爱好:
a person of wide, varied, narrow, limited interests 兴趣广泛、 多样、 狭窄、 有限的人 *
Her main interests in life are music, tennis and cooking. 她生活中的主要爱好是音乐、 网球和烹饪. 用法:
4 [C usu pl 通常作复数] advantage; benefit 好处; 利益; 福利:
look after, protect, safeguard, etc one's own interests, ie make sure that nothing is done to one's disadvantage 照顾、 保护、 保卫...自己的利益 *
He has your best interests at heart, ie is acting for your advantage. 他处处为你的利益著想. 用法:
5 [C usu pl 通常作复数] ~ (in sth) legal right to share in sth (eg a business), esp in its profits （某事物中的）合法权益（如企业中的）（尤指利润）:
He has considerable business interests. 他有很多企业股份. *
American interests in Europe, eg capital invested in European countries 美国在欧洲的权益（如在欧洲各国的投资） *
sell one's interest in a company 把自己在某公司的股份售出. 用法:
6 [C] ~ (in sth) personal connection with sth from which one may benefit, esp financially 利害关系（尤指财务上的）:
If a Member of Parliament wishes to speak about a company with which he is connected, he must declare his interest. 下院议员若想谈论与其有关的公司的事, 则必须申明他和该公司的利益关系. 用法:
7 [U] ~ (on sth) (finance 财) money charged for borrowing money, or paid to sb who invests money 利息:
pay interest on a capital sum 付一笔资金的利息 *
the rate of interest, ie payment made by the borrower expressed as a percentage of capital 利率 *
interest at 10% 利率为10% *
[attrib 作定语] the interest rate 利率 *
an interest-free loan, ie on which one does not have to pay interest 无息贷款. 用法:
8 [C usu pl 通常作复数] (often derog 常作贬义) group of people engaged in the same business, etc or having sth in common （企业等的）同行; 有共同之处的人:
landed interests, ie landowners 土地所有者 *
Powerful business interests (ie large business firms collectively) are influencing the government's actions. 强有力的企业集团影响著政府采取的措施. *
[attrib 作定语] influential interest groups 有影响的有共同利益的各集团. 用法:
9 (idm 习语) in sb's interest(s) for or to sb's advantage 为某人的利益; 对某人有好处; 有利於某人:
sth that is not in the public interest 不符合公众利益的事 *
It would be in your interests to accept. 接受下来对你有利. in the interest(s) of sth for the sake of sth 为某事物的缘故:
In the interest(s) of safety, no smoking is allowed. 为了安全, 严禁吸烟. a vested interest => vest2. (repay, return, etc sth) with interest (a) (finance 财) (give back a sum of money) adding a percentage of interest 加息（还款）.
(b) (fig infml 比喻, 口) (respond to an action, good or bad, by doing it to the doer) with added force 加重回报:
return a blow, a kindness with interest 重重回击、 加倍报答好意. interest 2
[/ˈɪntrəst; ˋɪntrəst/] v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ oneself/sb (in sth) (a) cause oneself/sb to give one's/his attention (to sth) or to be concerned (about sth) 使自己[某人]注意、 关心或感兴趣:
a topic that interests me greatly 使我大感兴趣的题目 *
Having lost his job, he'd begun to interest himself in local voluntary work. 他失业後便开始关注地方的志愿工作了. *
It may interest you to know that she's since died. 你可能不知道吧, 她後来死了.
(b) arouse sb's desire to do, buy, eat, etc sth 引起某人要做、 买、 吃等的欲望:
Can I interest you in our latest computer? 我给您介绍一下我们最新的计算机好吗? interest 3
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
The adjective interested can mean *interested这一形容词的意思有两个 用法:
1 `desiring to learn or know (about something)' ｀（对某事）想知道的＇:
I am very interested in local history. 我很想了解本地的历史. 用法:
2 `having an involvement (in something)' ｀（与某事）有牵连的＇:
The lawyer invited the interested parties to discuss the problem. 律师邀请有关的当事人一起商讨问题. Uninterested relates to sense 1 *uninterested涉及第1义:
She seemed completely uninterested in what I had to tell her about my new job. 我想把我新工作的事告诉她, 她好像丝毫不感兴趣. Disinterested relates to sense 2 *disinterested涉及第2义:
In financial matters it is important to get disinterested advice, ie from somebody who is not directly involved. 在财务方面, 要徵询与之无利益关系者的意见, 这是十分重要的. |