interest

12 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ interest /ˈɪntrəst/ noun

plural interests

¹ interest

/ˈɪntrəst/

noun

plural interests

Learner's definition of INTEREST

a : a feeling of wanting to learn more about something or to be involved in something兴趣

[noncount]

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。
I have no interest in politics. [=I am not interested in politics]我对政治不感兴趣。
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。
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。
I've been following his career with (great) interest.我一直在（十分）关注他的事业。

[singular]

She took/had an active interest in the political debate.她对政治辩论很感兴趣。
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。

b [noncount] : a quality that attracts your attention and makes you want to learn more about something or to be involved in something吸引力；趣味；引人关注的性质

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。
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。
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。
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。
The price of the ticket was a matter of interest to everyone.票价是每个人都关注的问题。
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

[count] : something (such as a hobby) that a person enjoys learning about or doing爱好

Music is one of her many interests.音乐是她众多的爱好之一。
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。

[count] — used when discussing what is the best or most helpful thing for someone利益；好处

It's in your (own) interest to keep silent.保持沉默对你（自己）有好处。
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。
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。
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
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。
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。
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。

[noncount]

a : the money paid by a borrower for the use of borrowed money贷款利息

We pay six percent interest on the loan.我们付百分之六的贷款利息。
The loan was repaid with interest.贷款已带息偿还。
monthly interest payments/charges月息支付
interest rates利率
an interest-free loan [=a loan that the borrower does not have to pay any interest on]无息贷款

b : money paid to you by a bank for the money you have in a bank account存款利息

[count] : a legal share in a business or property股份；股权；权益

interests [plural] : a group financially involved in an industry or business（行业或商会的）同业团体，利益团体

— see also special interest

² interest /ˈɪntrəst/ verb

interests; interested; interesting

² interest

/ˈɪntrəst/

verb

interests; interested; interesting

Learner's definition of INTEREST

[+ object]

: to cause (someone) to want to learn more about something or to become involved in something使感兴趣

Military history doesn't really interest me.我对军事历史不太感兴趣。
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。
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。

: to persuade (someone) to have, take, or participate in (something)劝说（某人）做（或参与）

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？
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？
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。