| 单词 | benefit |
| 释义 | benefitbenefitsbenefitbenefit1 AC /ˈbenəfɪt/ noun1[uncountable and countable] an advantage or improvement that you get from somethingbenefit ofWhat are the benefits of contact lenses?bebenefitlens隐形眼镜有什么好处？The new credit cards will be of great benefit to our customers.cardcustomer新的信用卡将大大惠及我们的客户。for sb’s benefit (=in order to help them)Liu Han translated what the minister said for my benefit.translatesay刘汉给我翻译了部长的话。2[uncountable and countable] British English money that you get from the government when you are ill or when you do not have a job SYN welfare American English: You may be entitled to unemployment benefit.entitle你也许有资格领取失业救济金。on benefit(s) (=receiving benefits)All his family are on benefits.bebenefit他一家人都在领救济金。3[countable] a performance, concert etc that makes money for a charity ➔ child benefit, fringe benefitPhrasesgive somebody the benefit of the doubt to believe or trust someone even though it is possible that they are lying or are wrong: I gave him the benefit of the doubt although I wasn’t sure that he was telling the truth.givebetell我暂且相信了他，虽然并不确定他讲的是真话。COLLOCATIONS: benefitverbsto have a benefitThis type of teaching has obvious benefits for the learner.teachhavebenefitto bring benefitsOur expertise brings many benefits to the customer.bringbenefitto get some/any benefit Would we get any benefit from changing our computer system?willchangeto enjoy benefits (=to experience them)You don’t need to be ill to enjoy the benefits of massage.benefitto reap the benefits (=to enjoy the good results of something)He was looking forward to reaping the benefits of all his hard work.belookreapbenefitto outweigh the benefits (=to be more important than the benefits)Make sure that the risks don’t outweigh the benefits.riskbenefittypes of benefita great/major benefitThe new gym will be a great benefit to the school.a real benefitI’m not sure the changes will bring any real benefits.changebenefitpotential benefitsThe potential benefits of the scheme are enormous.benefitbethe full benefitYou need to exercise regularly in order to get the full benefit.health benefitsThe health benefits of cycling are well known.benefitcyclebeknowTHESAURUS: benefitadvantage a good feature which something has, which makes it better or more useful than other things: Shopping on the Internet has a lot of advantages.shophaveadvantagethe advantages of mobile phonesadvantagephonebenefit an advantage, especially one that has a good effect on people’s lives: the health benefits of giving up smokingbenefitgivesmokeOne of the benefits of studying mathematics is the variety of careers it can lead to.benefitstudybecareermerit a good feature that something has, which you consider when you are deciding how good or useful it is. Merit is a rather formal word: Everyone agreed on the merits of the plan.agreemeritthe good thing an advantage that something has – used especially in spoken English to say why you like something: The good thing about living here is that I can cycle into town.livebethe pros and cons the advantages and disadvantages of something, which you need to think about in order to make a decision: We talked about the pros and cons of moving to Florida.talkproconmove |
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