interest是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more about something -- 興趣，關注

  • I've always had an interest in astronomy. 我一直對天文學感興趣。

  • He never seems to show any interest in his children. 他好像從不關心他的子女。

  • Unfortunately, I lost interest half way through the film. 遺憾的是，這部電影我才看了一半就失去了興趣。

  • She takes more of an interest in politics these days. 她近來對政治更感興趣了。

  • informal Just out of interest, how old is your wife? 只是好奇問問，你妻子多大年齡？

  • On his form he lists his interests as cycling and cooking. 在表格上，他列出的愛好有騎腳踏車和烹調。

  • Would this book be of any interest to you? 這本書對你有吸引力嗎？

• 1 something that brings advantages to or affects someone or something -- 利益，好處

  • A union looks after the interests of its members. 工會關心其會員的利益。

  • It's in his interests to keep careful records. 仔細做好紀錄對他有好處。

  • In the interests of safety, please do not smoke. 為了安全起見，請不要吸煙。

  • Despite what you think, I'm only acting in your best interests (= doing what is best for you). 不管你怎樣想，我這樣做完全是為你著想。

• 2 money that is charged by a bank or other financial organization for borrowing money -- （貸款的）利息

  • Interest charges on an overdraft are usually quite high. 對透支款項收取的利息通常是很高的。

  • You should put the money in a savings account where it will earn interest. 你應該把錢存進有利息的儲蓄帳戶裡。

• 3 an involvement or a legal right, usually relating to a business or possessions -- 權益，股權，產權

  • He is a multi-millionaire with business interests around the world. 他是個在世界各地擁有很多企業股份的千萬富翁。

  • When they divorced she retained a legal interest in the property. 他們離婚時，她保留了房屋的合法產權。

• 4 If someone or something interests you, you want to give that person or thing your attention and discover more about him, her, or it. -- 使…感興趣

  • Sport has never really interested me. 我從沒有對體育運動真正感興趣過。