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it is unprofitable to do sth
此句型强调做某事的无利性。
It is unprofitable to invest in that declining industry.
投资那个夕阳产业无利可图。
不赚钱的；无利可图的；不盈利的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
不赚钱的；无利可图的；不盈利的
not making a profit
It is unprofitable to invest in that declining industry.
投资那个夕阳产业无利可图。
不盈利的。
Not making a profit.
The factory remained unprofitable for three consecutive years.
这家工厂连续三年一直不盈利。
Investors sold their shares after the company reported an unprofitable quarter.
在公司报告季度亏损后，投资者抛售了股票。
Many small farms are unprofitable without government support.
许多小农场没有政府支持就无法盈利。
此句型强调做某事的无利性。
It is unprofitable to invest in that declining industry.
投资那个夕阳产业无利可图。
直接描述某物无利。
The business became unprofitable after the tax increase.
增税后这家企业变得不赚钱了。
表示主观判断。
Many farmers find organic farming unprofitable without subsidies.
许多农民发现没有补贴的有机农业无利可图。
Not this
The unprofitable of this investment is obvious.
Use this
The unprofitability of this investment is obvious.
错误地使用了形容词“unprofitable”作为名词，正确形式是名词“unprofitability”。汉语中“无利可图”可直接作主语，但英语形容词不能独立作主语。
Not this
This project unprofitable due to high costs.
Use this
This project is unprofitable due to high costs.
遗漏了系动词“is”。汉语中形容词可直接作谓语，但英语必须使用系动词连接主语和形容词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
不赚钱的生意
They decided to close the unprofitable business after three years.
他们决定在三年后关闭这家不赚钱的生意。
无利可图的商业项目
The startup turned out to be an unprofitable venture.
这家初创公司最终成了一个无利可图的商业项目。
亏损的投资
Buying that stock was an unprofitable investment.
买那只股票是一项亏损的投资。
无利可图的合同
The company refused to renew the unprofitable contract.
该公司拒绝续签这份无利可图的合同。
无利可图的客户
Consultants may advise you to drop unprofitable customers.
顾问可能会建议你放弃无利可图的客户。
不盈利的业务
The unprofitable operation was sold to a competitor.
这项不盈利的业务被卖给了竞争对手。
把这无用的仆人丢在外面黑暗里；在那里必要哀哭切齿了。
This famous line from the Bible's Parable of the Talents uses 'unprofitable' to describe a servant who failed to make a profit with his master's money.
这句出自《圣经》中“才干的比喻”，用“不赚钱的”来形容那个没有为主人的钱财创造收益的仆人。
Use unprofitable naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 unprofitable 拆成 un + profit + able：没有 profit（利润）可拿，就是不赚钱的生意。
语域：neutral 常见场景：business reports、financial discussions 该词通常用于商业、财务等正式语境，日常口语中较少见；在谈论企业或项目时比较自然。
在重读音节和其后的发音上，只有 profitable 与 unprofitable 真正押韵（英音 /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/）。其余词虽然拼写中都含 -itable，但重音位置或元音不同：hospitable 重音在第一音节；inevitable 重音在第二音节但元音不同；suitable 的 -ui- 发 /uː/；excitable 的 -i- 发 /aɪ/；habitable 重音在第一音节。它们都只是形似，读音并不相同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.