benefit
noun
verb
ˈbenɪəfɪt
noun
1
ADVANTAGE
好处
an
advantage,
improvement,
or
help
that
you
get
from
something
好处，益处，裨益
C,U
2
MONEY FROM GOVERNMENT
政府拨给的钱
money
provided
by
the
government
to
people
who
are
sick,
unemployed,
or
have
little
money
[英] 〔政府为病人、失业人士或穷人提供的〕补助金，救济金，津贴;
C,U | BrE AmE
unemployment/housing/child
etc
benefit
You
might
be
entitled
to
housing
benefit.
你也许有资格申领住房津贴。
on
benefit
families
on
benefit
领救济金的家庭
those
people
eligible
to
claim
benefit
可以申请补助的那些人
3
EXTRA THINGS
额外事物
extra
money
or
other
advantages
that
you
get
as
part
of
your
job
or
from
insurance
that
you
have
〔工作单位提供的〕福利; 保险金
C usually plural 一般用复数
We
offer
an
excellent
benefits
package
.
我们提供可观的综合福利。
medical
benefits
医疗福利
medical
benefits
医疗福利
4
give sb the benefit of the doubt
to
accept
what
someone
tells
you
even
though
you
think
they
may
be
wrong
or
lying,
but
you
cannot
be
sure
虽有怀疑但还是相信某人，姑且相信某人
The
referee
gave
him
the
benefit
of
the
doubt.
裁判员虽有怀疑，但还是没有判他犯规。
5
with the benefit of hindsight/experience
used
to
say
it
is
easier
to
know
the
right
thing
to
do
after
something
has
happened
or
if
you
have
a
lot
of
experience
借助于事后的认识/经验
He
admitted
that
with
the
benefit
of
hindsight
the
original
launch
had
not
been
large
enough.
他承认事后才明白最初的投放量不够大。
6
benefit concert/performance/match
a
concert,
performance
etc
arranged
to
make
money
for
CHARITY
慈善音乐会/义演/义赛
a
benefit
concert
for
famine
relief
为饥荒灾民筹款的慈善音乐会
verb
7
if
you
benefit
from
something
or
it
benefits
you,
it
gives
you
an
advantage,
improves
your
life,
or
helps
you
in
some
way
受益，得益; 有益于，有利于
They
are
working
together
to
benefit
the
whole
community.
他们在为整个社区的利益共同努力。
[+
from/by
]
Many
thousands
have
benefited
from
the
new
treatment.
千千万万的人受益于这种新的疗法。
They
would
benefit
by
reducing
their
labour
costs.
他们将得益于劳动力成本的降低。
benefit
greatly/enormously/considerably
etc
I’m
sure
you’ll
benefit
greatly
from
the
visit.
我相信，这次访问你将获益匪浅。