interest

['intərist]

n.兴趣, 嗜好, 利息, 股份
v.使…感兴趣

n.

1. 兴趣; 关注; 爱好[C][U][(+in)]

I developed an interest in the machine.

我对这机器发生了兴趣。

I have lost my interest in chemistry.

我对化学已不感兴趣。

2. 趣味性[U][(+to)]

Local color added interest to the novel.

地方色彩增加了这部小说的吸引力。

3. 感兴趣的事物或人[C]

His two great interests in life are music and painting.

他生活中的两大兴趣是音乐和绘画。

4. 利益; 利害; 同业; 同行[P1]

We work for our common interests.

我们为共同的利益而工作。

5. 利息[U]

I borrowed the money at 5% interest.

我以五分利息借了那笔钱。

6. 股份, 股权[C][(+in)]

He has an interest in the company.

他在这家公司拥有股份。

7. 重要性; 影响[U][(+with)]

Her interest with him is considerable.

她对他的影响相当大。

vt.

1. 使发生兴趣; 引起……的关心

Chemistry interests him.

他对化学感兴趣。

2. 使参与, 使发生关系[(+in)]

He interested me in politics.

他使我对政治发生兴趣。

词形变化

动词过去式: interested | 动词过去分词: interested | 动词现在分词: interesting | 动词第三人称单数: interests |

词义辨析

同义:

n.兴趣; 好奇心

concern  curiosity

n.股份; 分额; 佣金; 利润

share  portion  part  commission  premium  rate  profit

n.行业; 事务

business  affair  

同义参见:

please  persuasion  entertain  occupy  occupation  claim  draw  amusement  cause  amuse  invite  welfare  tempt  behalf  side  sake  consequence  fascinate  attract  

反义:

n.兴趣, 关注; 利息

indifference  capital  

英英释义

名词 interest:

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

同义词：involvement

the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)

同义词：interestingness

a reason for wanting something done

同义词：sake

a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

同义词：pastime, pursuit

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

同义词：stake

(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims

同义词：interest group

动词 interest:

excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

be on the mind of

同义词：concern, occupy, worry

be of importance or consequence

同义词：matter to

短语词组

in sb.'s interest

1. 为了某人的利益

It would not be in my interest to do it.

做这事不是为了我的利益。

补充

interestinterest英:[ˈintrist] 美:[ˈɪntrɪst, -tərɪst, -ˌtrɛst]n.1.兴趣; 爱好, 嗜好He lost interest in much of his research.他对大部分研究工作失去了兴趣。His two interests in life are music and paintings.他生平两大爱好是音乐和绘画。2.利益One should not look after one's own interests alone.一个人不应当只顾自己的利益。3.利息The loan is interest free.这项贷款是无息的。vt.1.使产生兴趣This book interests me.这本书引起了我的兴趣。2.引起…的意愿It may interest you to know that Bill will be leaving next week.比尔下周就要走了, 你也许很想知道吧。We shall be interested to hear about it.我们都想听到这个消息。

例句

1. His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted.他的父母试图打消他对音乐的兴趣, 但是他坚持了下来。 2. There has been a lively interest in the elections.人们对于选举一直都有着浓厚的兴趣。 3. He remembers when he started to take an interest in girls.他还记得自己是从什么时候开始对女孩子感兴趣的。 4. He showed a great interest in animals.他对动物表现出极大的兴趣。 5. At first, she showed no interest in him.起初, 她对他并没有兴趣。 6. She'd liked him at first, but soon lost interest.起初她很喜欢他, 但不久便没了兴趣。 7. Life was full of interest at that time.那时, 生活充满了趣味。 8. Food was of not the slightest interest to her.食物对她毫无吸引力。 9. What interests do you have?你有什么爱好？ 10. My main interest is music.我主要的爱好是音乐。 11. Domestic consumers of petroleum products have an interest in a secure source of petroleum products.石油产品的稳定供给对其国内消费者有益。 12. They have an interest in promoting free trade.他们通过促进自由贸易而从中获益。 13. the interest on the loan贷款利息 14. the interest you pay on your mortgage你的房屋按揭贷款利息 15. Does your current account pay interest?你的活期账户有利息吗？ 16. It was guaranteed a profitable 8% interest a year on its money.这笔钱确保了8%的年收益率。 17. Disney will retain a 51% controlling interest in the venture.迪士尼将保留新企业51% 的控股权。 18. Her business interests include a theme park.她参股的公司包括一个主题公园。 19. The government accused unnamed 'foreign interests' of inciting the trouble.政府说某“外国利益集团”煽动了这起纠纷。 20. I must declare an interest in that both these books are published by my own publishers, Orion.我必须声明与此事有利害关系, 这些书都是由我自己的出版社——奥利安出版社出版的。 21. a call for all businessmen to work together in the interests of national stability号召所有商人为了国家的稳定而共同努力 22. people who have taken an active interest in the project积极参与该项目的人们 23. It doesn't interest me.它提不起我的兴趣。 24. Young people should always look for work which interests them.年轻人应该寻找自己感兴趣的工作。 25. It may interest you to know this.此事也许是你想知道的吧。 26. Can I interest you in our new low-rate credit card?您对我们新的低费率信用卡有兴趣吗？ 27. She wasn't able to interest anybody in publishing her book.她没能让任何人对出版她的书感兴趣。 28. It interests me enormously.这让我感兴趣。 29. the subjects which interest them keenly让他们深感兴趣的问题 30. to interest somebody in a game of golf使某人参与打高尔夫球 31. to interest someone in an enterprise使某人参加某企业 32. she looked about her with interest.她带着好奇环顾四周。 33. he developed an interest in art.他对艺术产生了兴趣。 34. a tale full of interest.饶有趣味的故事。 35. my particular interest is twentieth-century poetry.我特别感兴趣的是20世纪诗歌。 36. the monthly rate of interest.月利率。 37. [as modifier]interest payments.利息支付。 38. the merger is not contrary to the public interest.这一企业合并与大众利益并不相悖。 39. we are acting in the best interests of our customers.我们一直以客户的利益为上开展业务。 40. the national interest.国家（民族）利益。 41. holders of voting rights must disclose their interests.有投票权的人必须公布自己的股份。 42. he must have no personal interest in the outcome of the case.他必须与此案的结果无任何个人关联。 43. food interests in Scotland must continue to invest.苏格兰食品界必须继续投资。 44. I thought the book might interest Eliot.我以为这本书或许会使艾略特感兴趣。 45. efforts were made to interest her in a purchase.曾经努力劝她出钱购买。 46. in the interests of security we are keeping the information confidential.为安全起见我们对此信息保密。 47. much of it is of interest to historians.这其中有很多对于历史学家来说是很有趣的。 48. loans that must be paid back with interest.须付利息的贷款。 49. she returned his look with interest.她更凶狠地回瞪了他一眼。 50. places of historical interest历史名胜 51. What are your interests and hobbies?你有些什么兴趣和爱好？ 52. We pay 6% interest on our mortgage at the moment.目前我们付利率6厘的抵押贷款利息。 53. Don't be angry with your father -- you know he has your best interests at heart.别生你父亲的气─你要知道，他心里总是为你设想。 54. Using lead-free petrol is in the public interest.使用无铅汽油对大众有利。 55. In the interest(s) of safety, please fasten your seat belts.为安全起见，请系上安全带。 56. It might interest you to know that I didn't accept the job.你或许想知道，我没有接受那份工作。 57. The subject of the talk was one that interests me greatly.我对这个讲演题目很感兴趣。 58. Can I interest you in our new brochure?我给你介绍一下这本新手册，好吗？ 59. She told us about her lifelong interest in music.她给我们讲述了她对音乐一生的热爱。 60. I have no interest in politics. [=I am not interested in politics]我对政治不感兴趣。 61. "The kids listened to the speaker for a little while, but then lost interest."那些小孩听了一小会儿演讲者的讲话，但很快就失去了兴趣。 62. The speaker wasn't able to hold/keep their interest.那位演讲者无法让他们一直保持兴趣。 63. I've been following his career with (great) interest.我一直在（十分）关注他的事业。 64. She took/had an active interest in the political debate.她对政治辩论很感兴趣。 65. He expressed/showed an interest in learning more about photography.他表达/显露出了进一步学习摄影的兴趣。 66. The stories about his personal life add interest to the book.有关他个人生活的故事使这本书更加吸引人。 67. "He looked through the available magazines, but found nothing of interest. [=nothing interesting]"他浏览了手头上的几本杂志，但没发现什么有意思的东西。 68. I thought this article might be of interest to you.我以为你可能会对这篇文章感兴趣。 69. We visited many places of interest on our vacation.我们在假期中参观了许多有意思的地方。 70. The price of the ticket was a matter of interest to everyone.票价是每个人都关注的问题。 71. a story that has human interest = a human-interest story [=a story that is interesting because it involves the experiences of real people]富有人情味的故事 72. Music is one of her many interests.音乐是她众多的爱好之一。 73. She has a number of outside interests. [=things that she enjoys doing when she is not working]她有一些业余爱好。 74. It's in your (own) interest to keep silent.保持沉默对你（自己）有好处。 75. The judge decided that it would be in the (best) interests of the child to continue living with her mother.法官认定让女孩子继续和母亲生活对女孩子是（最）有利的。 76. "If he refuses to cooperate, he'll be acting against his own interests. [=he'll be acting in a way that is harmful to himself]"如果他拒绝合作，那么他是在做对自己不利的事情。 77. a policy that is not in the national/public interest [=that is more likely to harm than to help the nation/public]对国家/公众不利的政策 78. The law is intended to protect/safeguard the interests of people who have no health insurance.这部法律旨在保护/保障那些无医保人员的利益。 79. He claims that he has her (best) interests at heart. [=that he is concerned about her and wants to help her]他宣称他是在真切地关心她的（最佳）利益。 80. "In the interest of [=for the sake of] fairness, we decided to get everyone's opinion before making a decision."出于公平的考虑，我们决定在做决议之前征求每个人的意见。 81. We pay six percent interest on the loan.我们付百分之六的贷款利息。 82. The loan was repaid with interest.贷款已带息偿还。 83. monthly interest payments/charges月息支付 84. interest rates利率 85. an interest-free loan [=a loan that the borrower does not have to pay any interest on]无息贷款 86. He made about $500 in interest last year.去年他得到了大约500美元的存款利息。 87. They offered to buy out his interest in the company.他们提出认购他在这家公司的全部股权。 88. This law is opposed by the oil interests.这一法律遭到石油企业团体的反对。 89. Military history doesn't really interest me.我对军事历史不太感兴趣。 90. It might interest you to know that the woman in this photograph is your great-grandmother.照片上的女人是你的曾祖母，这可能会让你感兴趣。 91. It interested me to learn that she had once lived in California.得知她曾经住在加利福尼亚州，我很感兴趣。 92. Can I interest you in a game of tennis? [=would you like to play tennis?]我能邀请你去打一场网球吗？ 93. Could I interest you in another cup of coffee? [=would you like another cup of coffee?]可否再请你喝一杯咖啡？ 94. The salesman tried to interest me in a more expensive computer.推销员竭力劝我购买价格更高的电脑。