profit
【利润、收益、好处】
📌 "Profit" 的含义及用法
"Profit" 既可以是名词(n.),表示利润、收益、好处,也可以是动词(v.),表示获利、受益。
1. "Profit" 作为名词(n.)的含义
✅ (1)利润,收益
指公司、企业或个人在经营或投资中赚取的经济收益,通常是收入减去成本后的剩余金额。
📌 例句:
- The company made a huge profit last year.
(这家公司去年赚了很多钱。) - We need to increase our sales to maximize profit.
(我们需要增加销售额,以最大化利润。) - The business operates on a small profit margin.
(这家企业的利润率很低。)
📌 短语:
- Make a profit → 赚钱,盈利
- She made a good profit from selling handmade jewelry.
(她通过销售手工珠宝赚了不少钱。)
- She made a good profit from selling handmade jewelry.
- Profit margin → 利润率
- The company’s profit margin has increased by 5%.
(公司的利润率提高了5%。)
- The company’s profit margin has increased by 5%.
✅ (2)好处,益处
除了经济收益,"profit" 还可以指某件事情带来的好处或优势。
📌 例句:
- There is no profit in arguing with him.
(和他争论没有任何好处。) - He studied hard for his own profit.
(他努力学习是为了自己的好处。)
📌 短语:
- For one's profit → 对某人有益
- She took the course for her own profit.
(她选修了这门课是为了自己的收获。)
- She took the course for her own profit.
2. "Profit" 作为动词(v.)的含义
✅ (1)获利,赚钱
表示通过商业活动、投资等赚取金钱。
📌 例句:
- Many investors profited from the stock market boom.
(许多投资者从股市繁荣中获利。) - The company profited greatly from its new product line.
(公司从新产品系列中赚取了大量利润。)
✅ (2)受益,获得好处
表示从某种情况、经验或行动中得到好处,可以是物质上的,也可以是精神上的。
📌 例句:
- Students can profit from reading more books.
(学生可以从多读书中受益。) - He profited from the experience of working abroad.
(他从海外工作的经历中受益。)
📌 短语:
- Profit from sth. → 从……中获利/受益
- She profited greatly from her mentor’s advice.
(她从导师的建议中获益良多。)
- She profited greatly from her mentor’s advice.
3. "Profit" 的近义词
- Gain → (n./v.)获得,收益
- He gained a lot of experience from his internship.
(他从实习中获得了很多经验。)
- He gained a lot of experience from his internship.
- Earnings → (n.)收入,收益
- His monthly earnings are quite high.
(他的月收入相当高。)
- His monthly earnings are quite high.
- Benefit → (n./v.)好处,受益
- Exercise benefits both the body and the mind.
(锻炼对身体和心理都有益。)
- Exercise benefits both the body and the mind.
4. "Profit" 的反义词
- Loss → 亏损,损失
- The company suffered a huge loss last year.
(这家公司去年遭受了巨大亏损。)
- The company suffered a huge loss last year.
- Deficit → 赤字,亏空
- The government is trying to reduce its budget deficit.
(政府正试图减少财政赤字。)
- The government is trying to reduce its budget deficit.
5. 相关短语
📌 Non-profit organization → 非盈利组织
- She works for a non-profit organization that helps children.
(她在一个帮助儿童的非盈利组织工作。)
📌 Share the profits → 分享利润
- The partners agreed to share the profits equally.
(合伙人同意平分利润。)
📌 Short-term profits → 短期利润
- The company focused on short-term profits rather than long-term growth.
(公司更关注短期利润,而不是长期增长。)
6. 总结
🔹 Profit(名词) → 利润、收益、好处,可指经济盈利或某种益处。
🔹 Profit(动词) → 获利、受益,可以指经济上的赚钱,也可以指从经验或情况中受益。
🔹 常见短语:make a profit(赚钱)、profit from sth.(从……中受益)、profit margin(利润率)。
🔹 近义词:gain(获得)、benefit(受益)、earnings(收益)。
🔹 反义词:loss(亏损)、deficit(赤字)。