interest
- n.兴趣;利益;利息;关注;（企业或公司的）股份;利害关系;趣味;好处;吸引力;同行;业余爱好;引人关注的性质
- vt.使感兴趣;使关注
复数： interests 过去式： interested 现在分词： interesting 过去分词： interested 第三人称单数： interests
inter- 在…之间,相互 + est 存在
interestnoun
求知 wanting to know more
兴趣；关注
the feeling that you have when you want to know or learn more about sb/sth
to feel/have/show/express (an) interest in sth
对…感到 / 表现出 / 表示关注
Do your parents take an interest in your friends?
你的父母有兴趣了解你的朋友吗？
By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea.
那时我已经对此想法（完全）失去兴趣了。
I watched with interest .
我兴致勃勃地看着。
As a matter of interest , (= I'd like to know) what time did the party finish?
我想知道，晚会是什么时间结束的？
Just out of interest , how much did it cost?
我只是好奇问问，这个花了你多少钱？
吸引力 attraction
引人关注的性质；吸引力；趣味
the quality that sth has when it attracts sb's attention or makes them want to know more about it
There are many places of interest near the city.
这座城市附近有许多有意思的地方。
The subject is of no interest to me at all.
我对此课题一点也不感兴趣。
These plants will add interest to your garden in winter.
这些植物在冬季会给你的花园增添胜景。
业余爱好 hobby
业余爱好
an activity or a subject that you enjoy and that you spend your free time doing or studying
Her main interests are music and tennis.
她的主要爱好是音乐和网球。
He was a man of wide interests outside his work.
他是个有广泛业余爱好的人。
钱 money
利息
the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money
to pay interest on a loan
付贷款利息
The money was repaid with interest .
这笔钱是带息偿还的。
interest charges/payments
利息；利息的支付
Interest rates have risen by 1%.
利率上升了1%。
high rates of interest
高利率
利益 advantage
好处；利益
a good result or an advantage for sb/sth
to promote/protect/safeguard sb's interests
为某人的利益游说；保护 / 维护某人的利益
She was acting entirely in her own interests .
她所做的完全是为了自己的好处。
These reforms were in the best interests of local government.
这些改革对地方政府最有利。
It is in the public interest that these facts are made known.
公开这些真相是为了公众的利益。
企业股份 share in business
（企业或公司的）股份；权益；股权
a share in a business or company and its profits
She has business interests in France.
她在法国拥有企业权益。
American interests in Europe (= money invested in European countries)
在欧洲的美国权益
关系 connection
利害关系；利益关系
a connection with sth which affects your attitude to it, especially because you may benefit from it in some way
I should, at this point, declare my interest .
到了这个时候，我应该申明我的利益关系。
Organizations have an interest in ensuring that employee motivation is high.
各机构皆知获利之道在于确保员工士气高昂。
团体 group of people
同行；同业；利害与共者；利益团体
a group of people who are in the same business or who share the same aims which they want to protect
powerful farming interests
强大的农民团体
relationships between local government and business interests
地方政府和企业团体之间的关系
to want sb to be happy and successful even though your actions may not show this
in order to help or achieve sth
禁止吸烟，以策安全。
In the interest(s) of safety, smoking is forbidden.
to do the same thing to sb as they have done to you, but with more force, enthusiasm, etc.
a situation in which there are two jobs, aims, roles, etc. and it is not possible for both of them to be treated equally and fairly at the same time
他的商务交往与政治活动之间存在着利益冲突。
There was a conflict of interest between his business dealings and his political activities.
verb
使感兴趣；使关注
to attract your attention and make you feel interested; to make yourself give your attention to sth
Politics doesn't interest me.
我对政治不感兴趣。
She has always interested herself in charity work.
她始终关注慈善工作。
It may interest you to know that Andy didn't accept the job.
或许你有兴趣知道，安迪没有接受这份工作。
These are all words for activities that you do for pleasure in your spare time.以上各词均涉及闲暇活动。
an activity or subject that you do or study for pleasure in your spare time指业余爱好（活动或科目）：
Her main interests are music and gardening.
她的主要爱好是音乐和园艺。
an activity that you do for pleasure in your spare time指业余爱好（活动）：
His hobbies include swimming and cooking.
他爱好游泳和烹饪。
a children's activity when they play with toys, pretend to be sb else, etc.; an activity that you do to have fun指儿童游戏、玩耍、娱乐：
a game of cops and robbers
警察抓强盗的游戏
He was playing games with the dog.
他在逗狗玩。
an activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time指消遣、休闲活动：
Eating out is the national pastime in France.
在法国，下馆子是全国人普遍的消遣活动。
A hobby is often more active than an interest . |
Pastime is used when talking about people in general; when you are talking about yourself or an individual person it is more usual to use interest or hobby . |
interest
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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？
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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？
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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？
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See also:interested;interesting;compound interest;self-interest;vested interest -
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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....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
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- 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
- Synonym: pastime pursuit
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- 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
- Synonym: sake
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- the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
- they said nothing of great interest
- primary colors can add interest to a room
- Synonym: interestingness
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- a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
- an interest in music
- Synonym: involvement
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- (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
- the iron interests stepped up production
- Synonym: interest group
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- (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
- Synonym: stake
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- a fixed charge for borrowing money;usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
- how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?
verb
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- excite the curiosity of;engage the interest of
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- be on the mind of
- I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
- Synonym: concern occupy worry
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- be of importance or consequence
- This matters to me!
- Synonym: matter to
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By that time I had lost interest in the idea .
那时我已经对此想法失去兴趣了。
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She took no interest in the people and things around her .
她对周围的人和事毫无兴趣。
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Just out of interest , how much did it cost ?
我只是好奇问问，这个花了你多少钱？
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Could I interest you in this model , Sir ?
先生，请你瞧瞧这个型号好吗？
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These reforms were in the best interests of local government .
这些改革对地方政府最有利。
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There are many places of interest near the city .
这座城市附近有许多有意思的地方。
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High interest rates are a brake on the economy .
高利率阻碍了经济发展。
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It would be interesting to know what he really believed .
了解他的真实信仰会是很有意思的。
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They decided to sound out her interest in the project .
他们决定试探一下她对那个项目的兴趣。
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Interest rates can be controlled by order of the central bank .
利率可由中央银行指示控制。
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Most of their economic policies serve the interests of big business .
他们的经济政策多半符合大企业的利益。
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Social workers must always consider the best interests of their clients .
社会工作者必须时刻考虑其当事人的最佳利益。
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Do your parents take an interest in your friends ?
你的父母有兴趣了解你的朋友吗？
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She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China .
她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。
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Given her interest in children , teaching seems the right job for her .
考虑到她喜欢孩子，教书看来是很适合她的工作。
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It is interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one .
把英国的法制与美国的加以对比很有意思。
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As a matter of interest , what time did the party finish ?
我想知道，晚会是什么时间结束的？
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Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests .
每家公司都在奋力保护自己的商业利益。
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Falling interest rates may help to bolster up the economy .
利率下降可能有助于激活经济。
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It is in the public interest that these facts are made known .
公开这些真相是为了公众的利益。
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What is the City 's reaction to the cut in interest rates ?
伦敦金融界对削减利率的反应如何？
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Interest is charged at a flat rate of 11 % .
利息按标准比率11%收取。
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High interest rates help to keep borrowing down .
高利率有助于控制借贷。
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The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people .
地方俱乐部正在尽一切努力来吸引更多的年轻人。
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High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard .
高利率使这个行业举步维艰。
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The development was planned without proper regard to the interests of local people .
新开发区的规划没有正当考虑当地居民的利益。
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These plants will add interest to your garden in winter .
这些植物在冬季会给你的花园增添胜景。
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Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest ?
关闭医院怎么会对民众有利呢？
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He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student .
他在学生时代接触过许多有趣的人。
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I find it interesting that she claims not to know him .
她声称不认识他，我觉得真是耐人寻味。
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