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柯林斯词典

interest /ˈɪntrɪst, -tərɪst/ (interesting,interested,interests)

1. N-UNCOUNT If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it. 興趣[also 'a' N]
There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks. 過去兩周人們對選擧一直有強烈的興趣。
She'd liked him at first, but soon lost interest. 最初她喜歡過他，但很快就失去了興趣。
2. N-COUNT Your interests are the things that you enjoy doing. 愛好
Encourage your child in her interests and hobbies. 鼓勵你的孩子發展她的興趣和愛好。
3. V-T If something interests you, it attracts your attention so that you want to learn or hear more about it or continue doing it. 使感興趣
Your financial problems do not interest me. 我對你的財務問題不感興趣。
4. V-T If you are trying to persuade someone to buy or do something, you can say that you are trying to interest them in it. 引起 (購買或做某事) 的意願
Can I interest you in a new car?
我給你介紹一下新車，你感興趣嗎？
5. N-COUNT If something is in the interests of a particular person or group, it will benefit them in some way. 利益
Did those directors act in the best interests of their club?
那些董事們是從他們俱樂部的最大利益出發而行動的嗎？
6. N-COUNT You can use interests to refer to groups of people who you think use their power or money to benefit themselves. 利益集團
The government accused unnamed "foreign interests" of inciting the trouble. 政府不點名地指責一些“外國利益集團”煽動騷亂。
7. N-COUNT A person or organization that has an interest in an area, a company, a property or in a particular type of business owns stock in it. 股權[商業]
My father had many business interests in Vietnam. 我父親在越南有許多公司股權。
8. N-COUNT If a person, country, or organization has an interest in a possible event or situation, they want that event or situation to happen because they are likely to benefit from it. 利害關系
The West has an interest in promoting democratic forces in Eastern Europe. 西方國家在促使東歐民主力量壯大中有利害關系。
9. N-UNCOUNT Interest is extra money that you receive if you have invested a sum of money. Interest is also the extra money that you pay if you have borrowed money or are buying something on credit. 利息
Does your current account pay interest?
你的活期存款賬戶計息嗎？
10. →see also interested , interesting , compound interest , self-interest , vested interest
11. PHRASE If you do something in the interests of a particular result or situation, you do it in order to achieve that result or maintain that situation. 爲了…的利益
...a call for all businessmen to work together in the interests of national stability. …爲了國家穩定而曏所有商人發出的共同郃作的號召。
12. to have someone's interests at heart→see heart

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剑桥词典

interest noun (INVOLVEMENT)

He has demonstrated a genuine interest in the project .
He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts , and so he ran literature classes at his home on Sunday afternoons .
They take a lively interest in their grandchildren .
I lost interest halfway through the book and I never finished it.
I can honestly say that I have no interest whatsoever in the royal family .

interest noun (ADVANTAGE)

As both a teacher and parent , she had an interest in seeing the school remain open .
Is it really in the public interest to publish this information ?
The government's view is that raising taxes now would not be in the national interest .
The government will only say it is not in the general interest to reveal any more information .
She claimed that she had no financial interest in the case .

interest noun (MONEY)

My investments return a high rate of interest.
The rise in interest rates has pushed up the value of my investments .
How much interest are you paying on the loan ?
The smaller local lenders charge a high rate of interest.
An immediate interest cut might give a small boost to the economy .

interest noun (LEGAL RIGHT)

The courts will have to decide the size of the beneficiary's interest in the trust .
The deed transfers the interest to Mr Smith.
Are there any third-party interests over the land ?
She is entitled to enforce her interest in the courts .
Her interest in the trust has not yet been vested.

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