profit

profit
noun
  1. a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something
    利润，赢利；收益
    record pre-tax profits.
    创纪录的税前利润。
    [mass noun]his eyes brightened at the prospect of profit.
    对利润的憧憬使他眼睛发亮。
    ■[mass noun]advantage; benefit
    好处，益处；利益
    there's no profit in screaming at referees from the bench.
    坐在替补队员席上向裁判尖叫没有任何用处。
(profited, profiting)
  1. [no obj.]obtain a financial advantage or benefit, especially from an investment
    （尤指通过投资）获利
    the only people to profit from the entire episode were the lawyers.
    整个事件中惟一获利的就是那些律师。
    ■obtain an advantage or benefit
    得益
    not all children would profit from this kind of schooling.
    并非所有孩子都可从这种就学中得益。
    ■[with obj.]be beneficial to
    有益于
    it would profit us to change our plans.
    改变计划对我们有好处。
常用词组
at a profit
  1. making more money than is spent buying, operating, or producing something
    获利地
    doing up houses and selling them at a profit.
    把房子装修好出售并从中获利。
语源
  1. 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
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