Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #231
interest
兴趣；关注；关心
a feeling of curiosity or concern about someone or something; attention given or received
- 1.
The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
在信贷交易中支付或获得的价格,按借款金额或价值的一部分计算
- 2.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
对某人或某事的关心和好奇
- 3.
Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
超过精确等价的任何多余部分
- 4.
a reason for wanting something done
想要完成某事的原因
- 5.
A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
来自某人或某物的极大关注和关心；智力上的好奇心
- 6.
the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
因不寻常或激动人心等而吸引注意力的特性
- 7.
Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
对某人或某事的关注或注意。
- 8.
An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
在金融、商业或其他事业中的参与、权利、份额或利益。
- 9.
Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.
令人感兴趣的事物或人。
- 10.
Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.
引起关注或重要的性质或状态。
- 11.
The persons and companies interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.
对特定业务或措施感兴趣的个人和公司(总称)。
利息；趣味；吸引力；爱好；感兴趣的事；股份；权益；利害关系；利益；好处
In use
She has a strong interest in learning new languages.
His interests include reading, hiking, and photography.
The lecture failed to hold my interest.
an interest in music
in the interest of safety
in the common interest
they said nothing of great interest
primary colors can add interest to a room
Connections
Collocations
- take an interest in
- 对…感兴趣
- She takes a keen interest in classical music.她对古典音乐有浓厚的兴趣。
- rate of interest
- 利率
- The bank has increased the rate of interest on loans.银行提高了贷款利率。
- conflict of interest
- 利益冲突
- He had to resign due to a conflict of interest.他因利益冲突不得不辞职。
- public interest
- 公共利益
- The decision was made in the public interest.这个决定是为了公共利益。
- vested interest
- 既得利益
- Large corporations have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo.大公司在维持现状方面有既得利益。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用 in（进入）+ rest（休息）联想：休息时进入兴趣，也可能产生利息。
Context & Register
中性；多用于日常对话、学术讨论或媒体中，表示对某事物的好奇心或关注。此义项在口语和书面语中都很常见，属于中性语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /ɪst/ (list, fist, mist) genuinely rhyme with the final syllable of 'interest' /ˈɪntəɹɪst/. Words like rest and best share the spelling but have a different vowel sound /ɛst/, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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