interest

n

• ① 兴致,兴趣<in>
  • He has very little interest in politics.他对政治兴趣缺缺。
  • None of them had the slightest interest in art.他们当中没有人对艺术有丝毫的兴趣。
  • The report aroused my interest.那篇报导引起了我的兴趣。
  • feel a great [not much] interest in sports对运动有极大[无多大]的兴趣
  • He has lost interest in his work.他对自己的工作已失去兴趣。
  • He has no interest in books他对书没有兴趣
  • She showed a keen [deep] interest in music.她对音乐表现出热烈的[深厚的]兴趣。

• ② 引起关心的事;趣味
  • He's a man with wide interests.他是个有多方面兴趣的人。
  • Her greatest interest in life seems to be eating.她生活中最大的乐趣似乎是吃。
  • His interests are music and golf.他的兴趣是音乐和高尔夫球。

• ③ 重要性
  • It's a matter of primary interest (to us).(对我们)那是重大事件。

• ④ 利害关系;利益关系;利权;权益;股份<in>(参照vested interest)
  • I have an interest in the company.我和这家公司有利害关系;我投资于这家公司。
  • I have an interest in this estate.我在这地产中持有产权。
  • buy an interest in ...买进…的股票。

• ⑤[常用复数形]利益
  • public interests公益
  • conflicting interests互相冲突的利益
  • look after one's own interests图私利
  • It is (to [in]) your interest to keep in touch with him.跟他保持联系对你有利。

• ⑥ 私利,私心
  • He acts always out of his own interest(s).他无论干什么都是出于自己的私利。

• ⑦[通常作the interest(s);集合用法]业者;职业[主张]相同的人;党,派
  • the banking interest银行业者
  • the landed interest地主们
  • the brewing interest酿造业者
  • (the) business interests商界,企业界

• ⑧ 利息;利率
  • interest at 6％六分利
  • interest on a loan贷款利息
  • annual [daily] interest年利[日利]
  • compound [simple] interest复[单]利
  • at 8 percent interest以八分利
  • at high [low] interest以高[低]利