1. | [sing][u] ~ (in sb/sth) 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，这个花了多少钱？ |
2. | [u] 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。 | |
These documents are of great historical interest. 这些文件具有重要的历史价值。 | |
to be of cultural/scientific interest 具有文化／科学价值 |
3. | [c] 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。 |
4. | [u] ~ (on sth) 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 |
5. | [c][usupl][u] 好处；利益a good result or an advantage for sb/sth |
to promote/protect/safeguard sb's interests 提高╱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。 |
6. | [c][usupl] ~ (in sth) （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 |
7. | [c][u] ~ (in sth) 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。 |
8. | [c][usupl] 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 |
In the interest(s) of safety, smoking is forbidden. 禁止吸烟，以策安全。 |
In the interest(s) of safety, smoking is forbidden. 禁止吸烟，以策安全。 |
