查词 - profit

profit

ˈprɒfɪət noun

1 money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid 利润，收益，盈利; C,U

2 an advantage that you gain from doing something [正式] 益处，好处 U | formal

There’s no profit in letting meetings drag on.

会议拖拖拉拉没什么好处。

verb

3 to be useful or helpful to someone [正式] 有益于，对〔某人〕有好处 formal

profit sb to do sth

It might profit you to learn about the company before your interview.

在面试之前对该公司作些了解可能会有好处。

There are lessons in these stories that all children can profit by.

所有的孩子都可以从这些故事中汲取教训。

4 to get money from doing something 〔从某事中〕获利

Some industries, such as shipbuilding, clearly profited from the war.

某些行业，例如造船业，显然从这场战争中获利了。