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make a profit on sth
常用于商业语境。
The company made a large profit on its new product.
这家公司从其新产品中获得了巨额利润。
利润；收益；盈利
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
利润；收益；盈利
Money gained in business after costs and expenses are subtracted; the excess of revenue over expenditures.
The company made a large profit on its new product.
这家公司从其新产品中获得了巨额利润。
总收入或现金流减去支出。非政府组织或个人以广告价格出售产品和服务所获得的金钱或其他利益。
Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
一定时期内收入超过支出的部分(包括折旧及其他非现金费用)
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
有益的性质
the advantageous quality of being beneficial
The company's profit increased by 20% this quarter.
该公司本季度的利润增长了20%。
She decided to sell her shares while the stock was still showing a profit.
她决定在股票仍有盈利时卖出股份。
Reading books can be a great profit to your mind.
读书对你的心智大有裨益。
常用于商业语境。
The company made a large profit on its new product.
这家公司从其新产品中获得了巨额利润。
They shared the profit from the sale.
他们分享了销售的利润。
指扣除所有费用后的利润。
The net profit increased by 20%.
净利润增长了20%。
Not this
The company made profit last year.
Use this
The company made a profit last year.
profit 在表示具体的一次盈利时是可数名词，需要加不定冠词 a；泛指利润概念时不可数。此处语境暗示具体数额，应使用 a profit。
Not this
This book gave me a lot of profit.
Use this
This book gave me a lot of benefit.
profit 主要指金钱上的利润，而 benefit 表示好处或利益。中文‘利益’可对应两者，但此处为阅读收获，应用 benefit。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
毛利润
The company reported a gross profit of $2 million.
该公司报告毛利润为200万美元。
净利润
After taxes, the net profit was significantly lower.
税后净利润大幅降低。
利润率
Our profit margin has increased by 5% this quarter.
本季度我们的利润率提高了5%。
获利
The startup finally made a profit in its third year.
这家初创公司在第三年终于获利。
营业利润
Operating profit rose despite higher costs.
尽管成本上升，营业利润仍有所增长。
利润分享
Employees receive bonuses through the profit-sharing plan.
员工通过利润分享计划获得奖金。
盈利
The company finally turned a profit after three years of losses.
公司在亏损三年后终于盈利了。
做……没有好处
There's no profit in dwelling on past mistakes.
纠结于过去的错误没有好处。
你甚至不知道什么是利润。
From the movie 'The Social Network' (2010), Mark Zuckerberg says this to Eduardo Saverin during a heated argument, highlighting Eduardo's lack of business acumen.
出自电影《社交网络》（2010年），马克·扎克伯格在激烈争论中对爱德华多·萨维林说这句话，强调他缺乏商业头脑。
Use profit naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个专业人士(pro)赚到一笔合适(fit)的利润。
profit 作名词时有两义：指“利润”时通常用于商业、财务语境；指“利益”时多用于抽象或一般语境。
注意：作为名词，profit 既可数也不可数，取决于含义。
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