profit

【1】利润，利益

 

①可用profit，a profit或profits。

【例】Our company’s slogan is: Less profit, more sales.

我公司的口号是：薄利多销。

 

②请注意下列例句中profit前后介词的用法。

【例】There is very little profit in selling cotton piece goods at present.

目前销售棉布获利甚微。

 

【2】利益

 

【例】As this arrangement is to our mutual interest and profit, I am sure you’ll have no objection to it.

由于这种安排对我们双方有利，我相信你方不会反对。

 

【3】earn... in profits获得利润

 

【例】Last year, that firm earned 50 million yuan in profits.

去年那家公司获利5000万元。

 

【4】make a profit赚钱，获利

 

【例】They made a profit of US$6 000 on the deal.

那笔交易，他们获利6000美元。

 

profit

获利，得益

 

【例】The store manager profited by inflating his prices.

该商店的经理是以抬高物价来赚钱的。

 

profitable

有益的，有利（可图）的

 

【例】We hope this transaction may lead to a mutually profitable connection between us.

我们希望这次交易能导致对我们双方有益的联系。