interest

[英] [ˈintrist] [美] [ˈɪntrɪst, -tərɪst, -ˌtrɛst] 生词本

n.

vt.

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1. N-UNCOUNT 兴趣;兴味;关注 If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it. 
  • 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。

2. N-COUNT 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 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. 
  • 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 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. 
  • 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 利益;福利 If something is in the interests of a particular person or group, it will benefit them in some way. 
  • 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 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. 
  • 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 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. 
  • 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 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. 
  • 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 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. 
  • 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。

11. PHRASE 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
  • ...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

Noun

1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something;

  • "an interest in music"

2. the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.);

  • "they said nothing of great interest"
  • "primary colors can add interest to a room"

3. a reason for wanting something done;

  • "for your sake"
  • "died for the sake of his country"
  • "in the interest of safety"
  • "in the common interest"

4. a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed;

  • "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"

5. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly);

  • "sailing is her favorite pastime"
  • "his main pastime is gambling"
  • "he counts reading among his interests"
  • "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

6. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;

  • "they have interests all over the world"
  • "a stake in the company's future"

7. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims;

  • "the iron interests stepped up production"
Verb

1. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

2. be on the mind of;

  • "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"

3. be of importance or consequence;

  • "This matters to me!"

心理学

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  • 1.兴趣

法律

  • 1.利息
  • 2.利率
  • 3.权益
  • 4.权利
1. A childhood journey sparked his lifelong interest in railways.
儿童时代的一次旅行引发了他对铁路持续终生的兴趣。

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2. A dull book lacks interest.
枯燥的书味同嚼蜡。

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3. A gleam of interest came into his eyes.
他的眼里流露出一丝关切的目光。

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4. A rise in interest rates plunged Britain deeper into recession.
利率的提高导致英国经济更加萧条。

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5. A sticker on a bag caught my interest.
袋子上的贴纸引起了我的兴趣。

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6. After an initial burst of enthusiasm for jogging, I gradually lost interest.
一时的热情过去之后,我对慢跑逐渐失去了兴趣。

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7. Any conduct harmful to the public interest must not be permitted.
凡是损害公共利益的行为,都应该制止。

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8. Chess fans around the globe watched the match with breathless interest.
全世界的棋迷都屏息静观这场棋赛。

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9. Convinced of the importance of education, modern states "invest"in institutions of learning to get back "interest"in the form of a large group of enlighted young men and women who are potential leaders.
现代国家由于确信教育的重要性,才向教育机构“投资”,以期获得一大批有知识的男女青年的形式收回“利息”,这些青年是潜在的领导人。

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10. Directors may be tempted to act in their own self-interest.
董事们可能会受诱惑为谋求自身利益行事。

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11. From his youth Nobel had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy.
从青年时代起,诺贝尔就对文学和哲学极为感兴趣。

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12. He developed an interest in science.
他养成了对科学的兴趣。

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13. He disclaimed any interest in the plan.
他否认对该计划有任何兴趣。

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14. He doesn't manifest much interest in his his studies.
他表现出对学业没多大兴趣。

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15. He has a vested interest in Mona leaving the firm.
莫娜离开公司对他有利﹙他可能获得莫娜的职位﹚。

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16. He has developed an interest in science.
他对科学发生了兴趣。

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17. He has sacrificed himself to the nation's interest.
他为了国家的利益而牺牲了自己。

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18. He helped us out of charity, not self-interest.
他为了仁爱,不是自身利益而帮助我们。

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19. He looked indifferently upon subjects that did not interest him.
他对于那些引不起他兴趣的课题非常冷淡。

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20. He lost interest in much of his research.
他对大部分研究工作失去了兴趣。

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