making more money than is spent buying, operating, or producing something获利地
英语四级真题
She sold the restaurant with a substantial profit.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
Less profits in the short term.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
It profits by selling its users' personal data.
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英语六级真题
As American research universities begin to resemble profit centers and entertainment complexes, it's easy to lose sight of their primary mission; to produce and spread knowledge.
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He made a profit out of Monsanto's commercial secrets.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
Some schools out for profit cynically increase tuitions and count on student loans and federal aid to foot the bill – knowing full well that the students won't make it.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-VAR
利润；收益；盈利
A profit is an amount of money that you gain when you are paid more for something than it cost you to make, get, or do it.
例句
The bank made pre-tax profits of £3.5 million...这家银行的税前利润为350万英镑。You can improve your chances of profit by sensible planning...你可以通过合理计划来提高盈利的机会。
VERB
盈利；获取利润；赚钱
If you profit from something, you earn a profit from it.
例句
Footballers are accustomed to profiting handsomely from bonuses...足球运动员对获取丰厚的奖金已习以为常。He has profited by selling his holdings to other investors...他将自己的股票卖给其他投资者，从中获利。
V-ERG
得益（于）；对…有益；对…有好处
If you profit from something, or it profits you, you gain some advantage or benefit from it.
例句
Jennifer wasn't yet totally convinced that she'd profit from a more relaxed lifestyle...珍尼弗还不完全相信更轻松的生活方式会对她有好处。So far the French alliance had profited the rebels little...到目前为止叛军都没有从法国同盟那里获得什么好处。
英汉词典释义
n.
利润, 收益, 赢利
It's profit you're after.你所追求的是利润。
益处, 得益, 好处, 裨益
What's the profit of doing that?做那件事有什么好处呢?
vt. & vi.
获益; 得到好处; 得利(益)于
Taking these courses profited him.选修这些课程对他有好处。He hoped to profit from his investments.他希望从投资中获利。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)