profit
noun
verb
ˈprɒfɪət noun
1 money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid 利润,收益,盈利; C,U
2 an advantage that you gain from doing something [正式] 益处,好处 U | formal
There’s no profit in letting meetings drag on.
会议拖拖拉拉没什么好处。
verb
3 to be useful or helpful to someone [正式] 有益于,对〔某人〕有好处 formal
profit sb to do sth
It might profit you to learn about the company before your interview.
在面试之前对该公司作些了解可能会有好处。
[+ by/from ]
There are lessons in these stories that all children can profit by.
所有的孩子都可以从这些故事中汲取教训。
4 to get money from doing something 〔从某事中〕获利
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Some industries, such as shipbuilding, clearly profited from the war.
某些行业,例如造船业,显然从这场战争中获利了。