lucrative
adjective /ˈluːkrətɪv/
/ˈluːkrətɪv/
- producing a large amount of money; making a large profit
赚大钱的；获利多的 - a lucrative business/contract/market
利润丰厚的生意／合同／市场 - Had the plan worked it would have proved highly lucrative.
如果这个计划成功的话，将会非常有利可图。
Synonyms successfulsuccessful- profitable
- commercial
- lucrative
- economic
- successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular:
- The play was very successful on Broadway.
那出剧在百老汇大获成功。 - The company has had another successful year.
公司又度过了一个兴旺发达之年。
- The play was very successful on Broadway.
- profitable making a profit:
- a highly profitable business
一家赢利很高的企业
- a highly profitable business
- commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit:
- The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit).
这部电影票房收入不佳。
- The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit).
- lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit:
- They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
他们在利润丰厚的海外市场上生意很多。
- They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
- economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue:
- Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby.
附近有超市开业的话，当地的小商店就没有利润可赚了。
- Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby.
- a successful/profitable/lucrative business
- a successful/profitable/lucrative year
- a(n) commercial/economic success
Topics Jobsc1- Many of the engineers left the service for more lucrative jobs abroad.
许多工程师都辞职去国外寻找更能赚大钱的工作了。 - The firm has a lucrative business contract with the Scottish Executive.
该公司和苏格兰行政部门签订了一份利润丰厚的商业合同。 - They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
他们在利润丰厚的海外市场上生意很多。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
词源late Middle English: from Latin lucrativus, from lucrat- ‘gained’, from the verb lucrari, from lucrum. - a lucrative business/contract/market