Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #231
interest
兴趣；关注；关心
核心释义
a feeling of curiosity or concern about someone or something; attention given or received
- 1.
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
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.
- 2.
对某人或某事的关心和好奇
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
- 3.
超过精确等价的任何多余部分
Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
- 4.
想要完成某事的原因
a reason for wanting something done
- 5.
来自某人或某物的极大关注和关心；智力上的好奇心
A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
- 6.
因不寻常或激动人心等而吸引注意力的特性
the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
- 7.
对某人或某事的关注或注意。
Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
- 8.
在金融、商业或其他事业中的参与、权利、份额或利益。
An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
- 9.
令人感兴趣的事物或人。
Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.
- 10.
引起关注或重要的性质或状态。
Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.
- 11.
对特定业务或措施感兴趣的个人和公司(总称)。
The persons and companies interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.
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
用法In use
She has a strong interest in learning new languages.
用法提示：interest作为名词，表示“兴趣”，与have a strong interest in搭配。
His interests include reading, hiking, and photography.
用法提示：interests是interest的复数形式，作为名词表示“兴趣爱好”。
The lecture failed to hold my interest.
用法提示：interest作为名词，与hold搭配，表示“保持兴趣”。
an interest in music
in the interest of safety
in the common interest
they said nothing of great interest
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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