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interest

noun

OPAL W OPAL S

/ˈɪntrəst/, /ˈɪntrest/

Idioms

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wanting to know more求知

[uncountable, singular] the feeling that you have when you want to know or learn more about somebody/something兴趣；关注

Her research has generated interest around the world.她的研究引起了全世界的关注。
The case has attracted the interest of the public and media.此案引起了公众和媒体的关注。
interest in something Do your parents take an interest in your friends?你的父母有兴趣了解你的朋友吗？
By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea.那时我已经对此想法（完全）失去兴趣了。
Many people have contacted me expressing interest in the idea.许多人联系我表示对此想法感兴趣。
A small number of investors have shown an interest.少数投资者表现出兴趣。
He showed a keen interest in music from his childhood.他从小就对音乐表现出了浓厚的兴趣。
They shared a common interest in horses.他们对马有着共同的兴趣。
interest in doing something I have no interest in seeing the movie.我对看电影没有兴趣。
with interest I watched with interest.我兴致勃勃地看着。
out of interest Just out of interest, how much did it cost?我只是好奇问问，这个花了多少钱？
As a matter of interest (= I'd like to know), what time did the party finish?我想知道，晚会是什么时间结束的？
A sticker on a bag caught my interest.袋子上的贴纸引起了我的兴趣。

compare disinterest

Extra Examples

A childhood trip to Europe sparked his lifelong interest in history.儿时的一次欧洲之旅点燃了他对历史持续终生的兴趣。
Despite intensive publicity, Channel 4 failed to maintain interest in its expensive new show.4 频道尽管就投资巨大的新节目大张旗鼓，却未能维持住观众的兴趣。
He showed a polite interest in her story.他出于礼貌对她的故事表现出兴趣。
He's never shown the slightest interest in football.他从未对足球表现出丝毫的兴趣。
I'll watch the programme with added interest now I know you're in it.既然知道你参加了这个节目的演出，我就更有兴趣看了。
I'm asking purely out of interest.我提出这个问题纯粹是出于兴趣。
My cousin expressed an interest in seeing where I work.我表弟表示有兴趣看看我工作的地方。
She always had a great interest in the supernatural.她一直对超自然现象怀有极大的兴趣。
She feigned interest in a magazine article to avoid meeting the man's stare.她假装对杂志上的一篇文章感兴趣，以避开那位男士盯视的目光。
She took an active interest in their welfare.她对他们的幸福极为关心。
The children's interest began to flag after half an hour of the lesson.课上了半小时以后，孩子们的兴趣开始减退。
The event attracted a lot of media interest.该事件得到了媒体的密切关注。
The film kept my interest throughout.影片从头至尾一直令我兴趣盎然。
The government failed to drum up any public interest in the referendum.政府没能让公众对全民公决产生丝毫兴趣。
The police were starting to take a close interest in the company's activities.警方开始密切关注该公司的活动。
They listened with interest.他们听得津津有味。
While in prison he developed an interest in art.他坐牢时对艺术产生了兴趣。
Why the sudden interest?为什么突然有了兴趣？
growing interest from younger members年轻成员日益增长的兴趣
to stimulate interest among teachers激发教师们的兴趣
Does she take an interest in your research?她对你的研究感兴趣吗？
He showed no more than a passing interest in the sport.他只对这项运动表现出了短暂的兴趣。
I told him about it but he showed no interest.我跟他说了那件事，但是他不感兴趣。
Several people expressed an interest in learning the game.有几个人表示有兴趣学这种游戏。

Topics Feelingsa1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

avid
close
considerable
…

verb + interest

have
evince
express
…

interest + verb

grow
flag
wane
…

preposition

for interest
out of interest
with interest
…

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attraction吸引力

[uncountable] the quality that something has when it attracts somebody’s attention or makes them want to know more about it引人关注的性质；吸引力；趣味

There are many places of interest near the city.这座城市附近有许多有意思的地方。
These plants will add interest to your garden in winter.这些植物在冬季会给你的花园增添胜景。
be of interest These documents are of great historical interest.这些文件具有重要的历史价值。
The area is a site of special scientific interest.该地区是一个具有特殊科学意义的地点。
This is a story of national interest.这是一个国家利益的故事。
be of interest to somebody The subject is of no interest to me at all.我对此课题一点也不感兴趣。
interest for somebody This museum holds particular interest for geologists.这个博物馆对地质学家特别感兴趣。

hobby业余爱好

[countable] an activity or a subject that you enjoy and that you spend time doing or studying业余爱好

Her main interests are music and tennis.她的主要爱好是音乐和网球。
He was a man of wide interests outside his work.他是个有广泛业余爱好的人。
My main research interest is herbal medicine.我的主要研究兴趣是草药。
In the end, she left the company to pursue other interests.最后，她离开了公司以追求其他利益。

Synonyms interestinterest

hobby
game
pastime

These are all words for activities that you do for pleasure in your spare time.

interest
an activity or a subject that you do or study for pleasure in your spare time:
- Her main interests are music and gardening.她的主要爱好是音乐和园艺。
hobby
an activity that you do for pleasure in your spare time:
- His hobbies include swimming and cooking.他爱好游泳和烹饪。
game
a children’s activity when they play with toys, pretend to be somebody else, etc.; an activity that you do to have fun:
- a game of cops and robbers警察抓强盗的游戏
- He was playing games with the dog.他在逗狗玩。
pastime
an activity that people do for pleasure in their spare time:
- Eating out is the national pastime in France.在法国，下馆子是全国性的消遣活动。

interest, hobby or pastime?用 interest、hobby 还是 pastime？A hobby is often more active than an interest: His main hobby is football (= he plays football). • His main interest is football (= he watches and reads about football, and may or may not play it). Pastime is used when talking about people in general; when you are talking about yourself or an individual person it is more usual to use interest or hobby: Eating out is the national interest/hobby in France. • Do you have any pastimes? Patterns

a popular interest/hobby/pastime
to have/share interests/hobbies
to take up/pursue a(n) interest/hobby

compare hobby

Extra Examples

He has many hobbies and outside interests.他有许多闲暇嗜好和业余爱好。
He wanted time to pursue his many and varied musical interests.他希望有时间从事自己丰富多彩的音乐爱好。

Topics Hobbiesa1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

diverse
varied
wide
…

verb + interest

have
share
pursue
…

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money钱

[uncountable] (finance金融) the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money利息

interest on something to pay interest on a loan付贷款利息
with interest The money was repaid with interest.这笔钱是带息偿还的。
interest charges/payments利息；利息的支付
Interest rates have risen by 1%.利率上升了 1%。
high rates of interest高利率

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They're paying 16% interest on the loan.他们这笔贷款的利息是16%。
The Gold Account pays monthly interest of 5.5%.金账户月息5.5%。
Find a bank that has very low interest charges on overdrafts.寻找一家透支利息费用非常低的银行。
a mortgage with a fixed rate of interest固定利率的按揭

Topics Moneyb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

annual
monthly
etc.
…

verb + interest

earn
receive
pay
…

interest + verb

accrue
bear

interest + noun

rate
payment
charge
…

preposition

interest on

phrases

a rate of interest

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advantage利益

[countable, usually plural, uncountable] a good result or an advantage for somebody/something好处；利益

The union is working to protect the interests of its members.工会正在努力保护其成员的利益。
to promote/defend somebody's interests促进/捍卫某人的利益
Tough talk doesn't always serve your interests.刻薄的谈话并不总是符合您的利益。
I was voted in to represent the interests of my constituents.我当选代表我选民的利益。
You can't blame them for looking after their own interests.他们追求自己的利益无可厚非。
in somebody's interest(s) She was acting entirely in her own interests.她所做的完全是为了自己的利益。
These reforms were in the best interests of local government.这些改革对地方政府最有利。
It is in the public interest that these facts are made known.公开这些真相是为了公众的利益。
against somebody's interests The policy is clearly working against the interests of consumers.该政策显然在损害消费者利益。
It is crucial to our national interest to keep stability in the region.保持该地区的稳定对我们的国家利益至关重要。

share in business企业股份

[countable, usually plural] interest (in something) a share in a business or company and its profits（企业或公司的）股份；权益；股权

She has business interests in France.她在法国拥有企业权益。
American interests in Europe (= money invested in European countries)在欧洲的美国权益

connection关系

[countable, uncountable] a connection with something that affects your attitude to it, especially because you may benefit from it in some way利害关系；利益关系

I should, at this point, declare my interest.到了这个时候，我应该申明我的利益关系。
interest in (doing) something Organizations have an interest in ensuring that employee motivation is high.各机构皆知获利之道在于确保员工士气高昂。
Lawyers have a direct financial interest in the outcome of the debate.辩论的结果直接关系着律师们的经济利益。

compare disinterest see also vested interest

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

best interest
best interests
own
…

verb + interest

defend
guard
look after
…

interest + verb

lie in something
be at stake

interest + noun

group

preposition

against somebody’s/something’s interest
contrary to somebody’s/something’s interest
in somebody’s/something’s interest
…

phrases

a conflict of interest
a conflict of interests
have somebody’s interests at heart
…

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group of people团体

[countable, usually plural] a group of people who are in the same business or who share the same aims that they want to protect同行；同业；利害与共者；利益团体

powerful farming interests强大的农民团体
relationships between local government and business interests地方政府和企业团体之间的关系

Word Originlate Middle English (originally as interess): from Anglo-Norman French interesse, from Latin interesse ‘differ, be important’, from inter- ‘between’ + esse ‘be’. The -t was added partly by association with Old French interest ‘damage, loss’, apparently from Latin interest ‘it is important’. The original sense was ‘the possession of a share in or a right to something’; hence sense (6). Sense (1) and the verb arose in the 18th cent. Sense (4) was influenced by medieval Latin interesse ‘compensation for a debtor's defaulting’.

Idioms

conflict of interest(s)

a situation in which somebody has two jobs, aims, roles, etc. and cannot treat both of them equally and fairly at the same time利益（或利害）冲突
- There was a conflict of interest between his business dealings and his political activities.他的商务交往与政治活动之间出现利益冲突。
- One member of the planning committee had a conflict of interest as he lived near the proposed road.规划委员会的一位成员就住在计划建设的公路旁，因此有利益上的冲突。
- There is often a conflict of interests between farmers and conservationists.农民和环保主义者之间经常存在利益冲突。

do something (back) with interest

to do the same thing to somebody as they have done to you, but with more force, enthusiasm, etc.加倍回报（或回击等）

have somebody’s interests at heart

to want somebody to be happy and successful even though your actions may not show this关心…的幸福成功；暗暗地替…着想
- Although he was sometimes too strict with his children, he had their best interests at heart.尽管他有时对孩子们过于严厉，但他是为他们着想。
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in the interest(s) of something

in order to help or achieve something为了；为帮助（或取得）
- New work practices were introduced in the interests of efficiency.为了提高效率引进了新的工作方法。

interest

verb

/ˈɪntrəst/, /ˈɪntrest/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they interest	/ˈɪntrəst/, /ˈɪntrest/ /ˈɪntrəst/, /ˈɪntrest/
he / she / it interests	/ˈɪntrəsts/, /ˈɪntrests/ /ˈɪntrəsts/, /ˈɪntrests/
past simple interested	/ˈɪntrəstɪd/, /ˈɪntrestɪd/ /ˈɪntrəstɪd/, /ˈɪntrestɪd/
past participle interested	/ˈɪntrəstɪd/, /ˈɪntrestɪd/ /ˈɪntrəstɪd/, /ˈɪntrestɪd/
-ing form interesting	/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntrestɪŋ/ /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntrestɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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to attract your attention and make you feel interested; to make yourself give your attention to something使感兴趣；使关注
- interest somebody Politics doesn't interest me.我对政治不感兴趣。
- The museum has something to interest everyone, young and old.博物馆吸引了各个年龄段的人们，无论老少。
- interest somebody/yourself in something She has always interested herself in charity work.她始终关注慈善工作。
- it interests somebody to do something It may interest you to know that Andy didn't accept the job.或许你有兴趣知道，安迪没有接受这份工作。
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- It is this aspect of the work that really interests me.真正令我感兴趣的是工作的这个方面。
- She tried to interest the director in her plan.她努力使导演对她的方案产生兴趣。
- She has always interested herself in helping younger musicians.她始终留意提携年轻音乐家。
- The topic interests me very much.这个话题使我非常感兴趣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- greatly
- particularly
- really
- …
verb + interest
- try to
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Word Originlate Middle English (originally as interess): from Anglo-Norman French interesse, from Latin interesse ‘differ, be important’, from inter- ‘between’ + esse ‘be’. The -t was added partly by association with Old French interest ‘damage, loss’, apparently from Latin interest ‘it is important’. The original sense was ‘the possession of a share in or a right to something’; hence sense (6). Sense (1) and the verb arose in the 18th cent. Sense (4) was influenced by medieval Latin interesse ‘compensation for a debtor's defaulting’.

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interestinterestD.J.:[ˈintrist]K.K.:[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。

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interest noun | verb

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in·terest / 5IntErIst ; 5IntrEst /noun
1. sing., Uif you have an interest in something or someone, you want to know or learn more about them兴趣
have an interest in sth对某事物有兴趣
show interest (in sth)（对某事物）表现出兴趣
express (an) interest (in sth) ( = say that you are interested in something or want to buy it )（对某事物）显出兴趣
take an interest (in sth) ( = be interested in something )（对某事物）产生兴趣
have no interest in sth对某事物没有兴趣
lose interest (in sth) ( = stop being interested )（对某事物）失去兴趣
arouse / generate / attract interest ( = make people interested )引起兴趣
pique sb's interest AmE ( = make someone interested )激起某人的兴趣
great / keen interest强烈的兴趣
abiding interest ( = an interest you have had for a long time )持久的兴趣
lack of interest缺乏兴趣
with interest有兴趣
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•My parents encouraged my interest in science.父母支持我对自然科学的兴趣。

•I'd recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in jazz.我会向所有喜欢爵士乐的人推荐这本书。

•Ben has shown an interest in learning French.本表示想学法语。

•My mother had never expressed any interest in the garden.我母亲从未表示对园艺有兴趣。

•Babies soon begin to take an interest in the world around them.婴儿很快就开始对周围的事物产生兴趣。

•John appeared to have no interest in girls.约翰看起来对女孩没有兴趣。

•I watched the first few episodes, but soon lost interest .我看了前几集，但很快就失去了兴趣。

•The last round of bidding aroused considerable interest .最后一轮竞价引起人们相当大的兴趣。

•Our survey reveals a disturbing lack of interest in teacher training.我们的调查显示人们对教师培训失去了兴趣，这很令人不安。

•I read your article with great interest .我兴致勃勃地拜读了您的文章。

2. C usually pluralan activity that you enjoy doing or a subject that you enjoy studying兴趣，爱好:

•His interests include walking and golf.他的爱好包括散步和打高尔夫球。

•As a biologist, my main interest has been human genetics.作为一名生物学家，我主要的兴趣是人类遗传学。

•Her outside interests (=interests that are not part of her work) were numerous.她的业余爱好广泛。

3. Ua quality or feature of something that attracts your attention or makes you want to know more about it引起关注（好奇心）的性质; 趣味:

•A Persian rug will add colour and interest to your hallway.波斯地毯将给你的门廊增添色彩和趣味。

be of (no) interest (to sb) (=be interesting or not interesting to someone)（某人）有（没有）兴趣

•It's a book that will be of interest to a wide range of readers.这是一本广大读者都会感兴趣的书。

•What you do in your private life is of no interest to me.我对你的私生活毫无兴趣。

•art galleries, museums and other places of interest 艺术画廊、博物馆和其他有趣的地方

•topics of general interest (=that everyone wants to know about)普遍感兴趣的话题

4. U
a. the extra money that you must pay back when you borrow money〔借贷的〕利息:
[+ on ]

•The interest on the loan is 16% per year.贷款年利率为 16%。

•How much are the monthly interest payments ?每月所付的利息是多少？

b. money paid to you by a bank or financial institution when you keep money in an account there存款利息:

•an account that pays higher interest 支付更高存款利息的账户

•The more you save, the more interest you'll earn .存款越多，所得的利息就越多。

⇒COMPOUND INTEREST,INTEREST RATE,SIMPLE INTEREST
5. C usually plural, Uthe things that bring advantages to someone or something利益，好处:
protect / look after / safeguard sb's interests

•The regulations were introduced in order to safeguard the interests of local fishing communities.这些规章的实施是为了保护当地渔民社区的利益。

be in sb's (best) interest(s) (to do sth) (=be the best thing for someone)（做某事）对某人最有利

•The court decided that it was in the girl's best interests to remain with her grandparents.法庭认为对小女孩最好的做法就是把她留在祖父母身边。

have sb's (best) interests at heart ( = care about someone and want to do what is best for them )关心某人的利益

•He has your best interests at heart, you know.要知道，他最关心你的利益。

•We've got to balance economic interests and environmental interests.我们必须兼顾经济利益和环境利益。

6. be in the national / public interest to be good or necessary for the safety or success of a country and its people为了国家/公众利益:

•I believe it is in the public interest that these facts are made known.我认为是为了公众利益才公布这些真相的。

7. in the interest(s) of justice / safety / efficiency etc in order to make a situation or system fair, safe etc为了公正/安全/效率等:

•The race was postponed in the interests of safety.为了安全起见，比赛延期了。

8. (just) out of interest / as a matter of interest spokenused to say that you are asking a question only because you are interested and not because you need to know（只是）出于兴趣〔提问时用〕:

•Just out of interest, how much did they offer you?只是出于好奇问一下，他们打算给你多少钱？

9. Cif you have an interest in a particular company or industry, you own shares in it权益，股份:

•The company is believed to be keen to sell its extensive brewing interests.据信该公司急于出售大量酒业股份。

•His business interests are spread throughout Europe.他的公司股份遍及欧洲。

controlling interest ( = enough shares to control what decisions are taken )控股权

•In 1986 GM acquired a controlling interest in the sports car maker Lotus.1986 年通用汽车购得了跑车生产商莲花的控股权。

10. C usually plurala group of people in the same business who share aims or ideas利益集团; 利益相关者:

•Farming interests now dominate many of the National Park committees.农场经营利益集团现在支配着许多国家公园委员会。

•The majority of Brazil's huge commercial interests support the measure.大多数巴西的大型商业利益集团都支持这项措施。

•the need to reduce the influence of special interests (=groups who are concerned about particular subjects)减少特殊利益集团的影响力的需要

11. have no interest in doing sth to not want to do something不想做某事:

•I have no interest in continuing this conversation.我不想继续谈下去。

12. declare an interest (in sth) to officially state that you are connected with something or someone, and so cannot be completely fair and independent when making a decision involving them宣布（与某事）有利害关系
13. human interest / love interest the part of a story, film, or event which is interesting because it shows things about people's lives or romantic relationships〔小说、影片或事件中的〕人们的生活/风流韵事情节:

•As a trainee reporter, she spent most of her time on human interest stories .作为实习记者，她把大部分时间都投入到富有人情味的故事里。

⇒conflict of interest at CONFLICT¹ (6)
⇒SELF-INTEREST
⇒vested interest at VESTED(1)

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interestverb T
1. to make someone want to pay attention to something and find out more about it使感兴趣，使关注:

•Here's an article which might interest you.这里有一篇文章，也许你会感兴趣。

•What interests me is all the history of these places.使我感兴趣的是这些地方的历史。

•It may interest you to know that a number of scholarships are available.你也许有兴趣知道将提供多项奖学金。

2. interest yourself in sth formalto give something a lot of attention because you want to find out more about it对某事感兴趣:

•He had always interested himself in foreign affairs.他一贯对外交事务感兴趣。

3. to try to persuade someone to buy, do, or eat something劝说〔某人〕买（做，吃）:
interest sb in sth

•The salesman tried to interest me in the higher-priced model.销售员劝我买价格较高的型号。

Could I interest you in a drink / dessert etc? ( = used as a polite way of offering someone a drink etc )可否赏脸跟我喝一杯/吃甜点吗？

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interest (verb)

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

He made about $500 in interest last year.去年他得到了大约500美元的存款利息。

— see also compound interest, simple interest

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

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。

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

This law is opposed by the oil interests.这一法律遭到石油企业团体的反对。

— 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。

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历史：

interest

wanting to know more求知

attraction吸引力

hobby业余爱好

money钱

advantage利益

share in business企业股份

connection关系

group of people团体

interest

interest