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profitable for sb to do sth
It is profitable for the company to invest in new technology.
公司投资新技术是有利可图的。
有利可图的；赚钱的；合算的
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有利可图的；赚钱的；合算的
yielding material gain or profit
It is profitable for the company to invest in new technology.
公司投资新技术是有利可图的。
产生利润的
Producing a profit.
产生物质收益或利润的
yielding material gain or profit
有益的；有用的
Beneficial, serviceable, of use.
The new coffee shop turned out to be profitable within six months.
那家新咖啡馆六个月后就开始盈利了。
AI contextual example
She suggested a more profitable way to invest the extra money.
她建议用更有利可图的方式来投资多余的钱。
AI contextual example
Although the project was expensive, it was still profitable in the long run.
虽然这个项目花费很高，但从长远来看它仍然是盈利的。
AI contextual example
profitable speculation on the stock market
股票市场上有利可图的投机
WordNet
It is profitable for the company to invest in new technology.
公司投资新技术是有利可图的。
主语通常是商业实体或活动。
The business became profitable after restructuring.
重组后这家企业变得盈利了。
Not this
The company made a profitable.
Use this
The company was profitable.
profitable是形容词，不能作名词。"make a"后应接名词，如"profit"。正确表达是用系动词"was"连接形容词。
Not this
The business profitabled last year.
Use this
The business was profitable last year.
profitable是形容词，不能作动词。表达“有利可图”应用系动词"be"加形容词结构，而不是将形容词误当作动词使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
高利润的
The company's new product line has been highly profitable.
该公司的新产品线一直高利润。
盈利业务
Starting a profitable business requires careful planning.
创办一个盈利业务需要仔细规划。
有利可图的投资
Real estate can be a profitable investment if you choose wisely.
如果选择得当，房地产可以是一项有利可图的投资。
赚钱的企业
They turned the small startup into a profitable venture.
他们把小初创公司变成了一个赚钱的企业。
盈利的一年
Last year was the most profitable year for the firm.
去年是该公司最盈利的一年。
盈利公司
Many investors look for profitable companies to invest in.
许多投资者寻找盈利公司进行投资。
这不是关于正确，而是关于盈利。
In the film 'The Big Short' (2015), character Mark Baum says this to his team, highlighting the importance of profitability over being right in the financial world.
在电影《大空头》（2015年）中，角色马克·鲍姆对他的团队这样说，强调了在金融世界中盈利比正确更重要。
Use profitable naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住“profit”是利润，“able”是能，合起来就是“能赚钱的”
中性。通常用于商业、投资和日常讨论盈利的语境。在正式报告和日常对话中均可使用，多用于描述企业、项目或投资带来经济收益。
All words share the '-able' suffix but have different stressed vowels from 'profitable' (/ɒ/). They are useful for spelling patterns but not perfect rhymes.
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