profitable

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形容事物能产生利润或带来经济利益,通常用于商业、投资或活动中。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用于描述商业活动、投资或项目,如“be profitable for/to”表示对某人或某事有利可图。

• be profitable for the company
• prove profitable in the long run
• make a business profitable

介词用法

常与“for”连用表示受益对象,或与“in”连用表示在某个领域或时间内盈利。

• profitable for investors
• profitable in the first quarter
• profitable to the owner

语域说明

主要用于正式或半正式语境,如商务、经济报告;日常对话中可替换为“money-making”或“lucrative”但稍显随意。

• a profitable venture (formal)
• a profitable deal (business)
• a profitable hobby (informal)

基础例句

Selling handmade crafts online has been very profitable for her.

在网上销售手工制品让她赚了不少钱。

If we reduce costs, this project could become profitable next year.

如果我们降低成本,这个项目明年可能开始盈利。

He started a small café that turned out to be highly profitable.

他开了一家小咖啡馆,结果非常赚钱。

高级例句

The merger is expected to create a more profitable entity in the global market.

这次合并预计将在全球市场形成一个更具盈利能力的实体。

Sustainable practices can lead to profitable outcomes while reducing environmental impact.

可持续实践可以在减少环境影响的同时带来盈利结果。

The analysis shows that the investment was profitable over a five-year period.

分析显示这项投资在五年期内是盈利的。

高频搭配

verb

makeprovebecomeremainbe considered

adjective

highlyveryextremelymoderatelyfinancially

noun

businesscompanyinvestmentventureyear

adverb

highly profitablebarely profitableconsistently profitable

preposition

fortoinover

phrase

profitable growthprofitable opportunityprofitable marginprofitable operation

常见错误

❌ 错误:This job is very profit.
✓ 正确:This job is very profitable.

“profit”是名词,不能直接作表语形容事物;应使用形容词“profitable”表示“有利润的”。

❌ 错误:The business profitable a lot last year.
✓ 正确:The business was very profitable last year.

“profitable”是形容词,需要与be动词连用构成系表结构,不能单独作谓语;正确句型是“be profitable”。

近义词辨析

lucrative

“lucrative”强调高利润或收益丰厚,常指快速或容易赚钱;而“profitable”更通用,指任何能产生利润的情况,可能利润较低或需要时间。

A lucrative deal (high profit quickly) vs. a profitable farm (steady income over time).

beneficial

“beneficial”泛指有益处,可指健康、环境等多方面;而“profitable”特指经济利益或利润,更侧重于金钱收益。

Exercise is beneficial for health (non-financial) vs. a profitable investment (financial gain).