profit

noun

/ˈprɒfɪt/

/ˈprɑːfɪt/

[countable, uncountable] the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved利润；收益；赢利
- annual/pre-tax/corporate profits年度/税前/公司利润
- Profits before tax grew from £615m to £1 168m.税前利润从6.15亿英镑增至11.68亿英镑。
- a rise/an increase/a jump/a drop/a fall in profits利润的增加/增加/跳跃/下降/下降
- to maximize/increase profits最大化/增加利润
- to report/post profits of £50 million报告/公布5000万英镑的利润
- The club may turn a profit (= make a profit) by the end of the year.俱乐部可能在年底前盈利。
- The sale generated record profits.这笔生意带来了创纪录的收益。
- Net profit (= after you have paid costs and tax) was up 16.1 per cent.净利润增长16.1%。
- The business recorded a gross profit of (= before you pay costs and tax) £1.45 million last year该企业去年的毛利为145万英镑
- The division's profit margins are being squeezed.该部门的利润率正在受到挤压。
- The directors are driven only by the profit motive.董事们只受利润动机的驱使。
- profit on something The company made a healthy profit on the deal.公司在这笔生意中获利颇丰。
- profit from something Profit from exports rose 7.7 per cent.出口利润增长7.7%。
- The radio station earns a profit from its advertising.这家电台从广告中获利。
- profit in something There was little or no profit in the products themselves.产品本身几乎没有利润。
- profit in doing something There isn’t much profit in running a restaurant these days.如今经营一家餐馆没有多少利润。
- at a profit We should be able to sell the house at a huge profit.我们应该能以巨大的利润卖掉房子。
- for profit The agency is voluntary and not run for profit.这个机构是义务性的，不是为了赢利。
opposite loss see also non-profit, not-for-profit, with-profit
Homophones profit | prophet
profit prophet
/ˈprɒfɪt/

/ˈprɑːfɪt/
- profit noun
  She's only interested in making a quick profit.她只对快速获利感兴趣。
- profit verb
  Patents allowed inventors to profit from ownership of their inventions.专利允许发明者从其发明的所有权中获利。
- prophet noun
  With his long white beard, he looks like an Old Testament prophet.他留着长长的白胡子，看起来像旧约先知。
Wordfinder
- afford
- bank
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- capital
- economy
- expense
- finance
- invest
- money
- profit
Collocations Business
Business商业Running a business经营企业
- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise 收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司
- run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店
- head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队
- make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易
- expand/grow/build the business扩展业务
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易
- increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing销售和市场营销
- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额
- find/build/create a market for something为某物找到／建立／开创市场
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动
- develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站
- create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance财务
- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金
- attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure失败；不成功
- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算
- liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司
- survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标
- At whose expense are those obscene profits made?那些骯脏的利润是从谁那里赚取的？
- Damaged goods mean lost profit.商品有损毁意味着利润受损。
- He's only interested in making a quick profit.他只对赚快钱感兴趣。
- Investors will take the profits.投资者会获取利润。
- Jakob had realized a personal profit of $240 000.雅各布实现了 24 万美元的个人收益。
- Profits surged 41 per cent to £13 million.利润飙升41%，至1300万英镑。
- The company started to show a profit in its first year.公司在第一年就开始盈利。
- The expected profits have not materialized.没有实现预期的利润。
- The goods were sold for profit.这些商品的出售是为了获利。
- They closed down after years of low profits.他们数年来获利微薄，终致倒闭。
- a commodity that produced steady profits一种产生稳定利润的商品
- an annual profit of £50 0005 万英镑的年利润
- We are continuing our strategy of profit maximization.我们将继续执行利润最大化的战略。
- The company posted second-quarter profits of $570 million.该公司公布的第二季度利润为 5.7 亿美元。
Topics Businessb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- considerable
- decent
- …
verb + profit
- bring
- bring in
- deliver
- …
profit + verb
- climb
- grow
- increase
- …
profit + noun
- margin
- rate
- sharing
- …
preposition
- against profits
- at a profit
- for profit
- …
phrases
- a decline in profits
- a fall in profits
- an increase in profits
- …
[uncountable] (formal) the advantage that you get from doing something好处；利益；裨益
- Future lawyers could study this text with profit.未来的律师研读这一文本也许会有裨益。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘advantage, benefit’): from Old French, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’. The verb is from Old French profiter.

profit

verb

/ˈprɒfɪt/

/ˈprɑːfɪt/

[intransitive, transitive] (formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they profit	/ˈprɒfɪt/ /ˈprɑːfɪt/
he / she / it profits	/ˈprɒfɪts/ /ˈprɑːfɪts/
past simple profited	/ˈprɒfɪtɪd/ /ˈprɑːfɪtɪd/
past participle profited	/ˈprɒfɪtɪd/ /ˈprɑːfɪtɪd/
-ing form profiting	/ˈprɒfɪtɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːfɪtɪŋ/

to get something useful from a situation; to be useful to somebody or give them an advantage获益；得到好处；对…有用（或有益）
- profit (from something) Farmers are profiting from the new legislation.新法规使农民受益。
- profit (by something) We tried to profit by our mistakes (= learn from them).我们努力从错误中吸取教训。
- profit something Many local people believe the development will profit them.当地的许多人认为，这项开发将对他们有利。
Homophones profit | prophet
profit prophet
/ˈprɒfɪt/

/ˈprɑːfɪt/
- profit noun
  She's only interested in making a quick profit.她只对快速获利感兴趣。
- profit verb
  Patents allowed inventors to profit from ownership of their inventions.专利允许发明者从其发明的所有权中获利。
- prophet noun
  With his long white beard, he looks like an Old Testament prophet.他留着长长的白胡子，看起来像旧约先知。
- A few greedy companies are profiting hugely at the expense of the most vulnerable consumers.一些贪婪的公司以最脆弱的消费者为代价获得了巨额利润。
- Convicted criminals should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.已定罪的犯人不得自犯罪活动中获益。
- The private sector will profit by selling the surplus electricity abroad.私营企业将把富余的电销往国外，从中获利。
Topics Businessb1
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘advantage, benefit’): from Old French, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’. The verb is from Old French profiter.