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in·terest1 /ˈɪntrɪst/ ●●● S2 W1 noun  
1  [singular, uncountableU]INTERESTED if you have an interest in something or someone, you want to know or learn more about them 兴趣
interest in
 My parents encouraged my interest in science.
父母激励了我在自然科学方面的兴趣。
 I’d recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in jazz.
我向所有喜欢爵士乐的人推荐这本书。
 Ben has shown an interest in learning French.
本表现出想学法语的兴趣。
 My mother had never expressed any interest in the garden.
我母亲从未表示对园艺有兴趣。
 Babies soon begin to take an interest in the world around them.
婴儿很快就开始对周围的事物产生兴趣。
 John appeared to have no interest in girls.
约翰看起来对女孩没有兴趣。
 I watched the first few episodes, but soon lost interest.
我看了前几集，但很快就失去了兴趣。
 The last round of bidding aroused considerable interest.
最后一轮竞价引起人们相当大的兴趣。
 Our survey reveals a disturbing lack of interest in teacher training.
我们的调查显示人们对教师培训失去了兴趣，这很令人不安。
 I read your article with great interest.
我兴致勃勃地拜读了您的文章。
2  [countableC usually plural]INTERESTED an activity that you enjoy doing or a subject that you enjoy studying 兴趣，爱好 （的事物）
 His interests include walking and golf.
他的爱好包括散步和打高尔夫球。
 As a biologist, my main interest has been human genetics.
作为一名生物学家，我主要的兴趣是人类遗传学。
 Her outside interests (=interests that are not part of her work) were numerous.
她的业余爱好非常广泛。
3  [uncountableU]INTERESTED a quality or feature of something that attracts your attention or makes you want to know more about it 吸引力；趣味
 A Persian rug will add colour and interest to your hallway.
波斯地毯将给你的门廊增添色彩和情趣。
be of (no) interest (to somebody) (=be interesting or not interesting to someone) （对某人）有[没有]吸引力
 It’s a book that will be of interest to a wide range of readers.
这是一本广大读者都会感兴趣的书。
 What you do in your private life is of no interest to me.
我对你的私生活毫无兴趣。
 art galleries, museums and other places of interest
美术馆、博物馆和其他有意思的地方
 topics of general interest (=that everyone wants to know about)
人们普遍感兴趣的话题
4  [uncountableU]
a) BFLthe extra money that you must pay back when you borrow money 〔借贷的〕利息
interest on
 The interest on the loan is 16% per year.
贷款年利率为16%。
 How much are the monthly interest payments?
每月所付的利息是多少？
b) BFLmoney paid to you by a bank or financial institution when you keep money in an account there 存款利息
 an account that pays higher interest
支付更高存款利息的账户
 The more you save, the more interest you’ll earn.
存款越多，所得的利息就越多。
→ compound interest, interest rate, simple interest
5  [countableC usually plural, uncountableU]ADVANTAGEOWN the things that bring advantages to someone or something 利益，好处
6  be in the national/public interest to be good or necessary for the safety or success of a country and its people 出于国家/公众利益
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be in the national/public interest• The insistence that emancipation was in the national interest expressed this.• The 1916 Senate hearings produced no debate on the question of whether concern about leprosy was in the national interest.• As such, redevelopment may be in the public interest even if it conflicts with local policy.• Matters are somewhat different when we come to dispositions where the modus is in the public interest.• An improper and dominant motive would have to be shown for revealing matters which would normally be in the public interest.• The period can be extended if continued secrecy is deemed to be in the public interest.• The judge rejected the argument that publication of the information in an article would be in the public interest.
7  in the interest(s) of justice/safety/efficiency etc PURPOSEin order to make a situation or system fair, safe etc 为了公正/安全/效率等
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in the interest(s) of justice/safety/efficiency etc• Extending the ban to wedding rings, in the interests of safety, say the company, has upset some workers.• Ideally, the student should be making all the decisions and choosing actions in the interests of safety and efficiency.• If the alarm gets no response, the timer goes ahead and switches off in the interest of safety and economy.• The mature glider pilot would never hesitate to make a fool of himself in the interests of safety.• We should be able to state which fuse we require when we buy a plug in the interest of safety and economics.
8  (just) out of interest/as a matter of interest spokenINTERESTED used to say that you are asking a question only because you are interested and not because you need to know （只是）出于好奇〔提问时用〕
9  [countableC]BBC if you have an interest in a particular company or industry, you own shares in it 权益，股份
10  [countableC usually plural]BGROUP OF PEOPLE a group of people in the same business who share aims or ideas 利益集团；利益相关者
11  have no interest in doing something INTERESTEDto not want to do something 不想做某事
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have no interest in doing something• I have no interest in continuing this conversation.• I have no interest in hating white people.• I have no interest in high-tech commercial videos at all these days.• I have no interest in the psychological interpretation of my sitters, I want to convey their physical appearance.• Nor could they understand a young, good-looking man who appeared to have no interest in girls.• Pound seems to have no interest in that.• That is, leaders have no interest in proving themselves, but an abiding interest in expressing themselves.• You might have no interest in building a fancy themed site or even learning anything about creating Web pages.• He seemed to have no interest in doing anything.
12. declare an interest (in something) CONNECTED WITHINTERESTEDto officially state that you are connected with something or someone, and so cannot be completely fair and independent when making a decision involving them 宣布（与某事物）有利害关系，声明（与某事物）有利益关系
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declare an interest (in something)• Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson has already declared an interest in him after he spent a week training at Elland Road.• Mr. Adley: I have already declared an interest.• Mr. Adley: I thank my right Hon. Friend for that reply and declare an interest in the industry.• If you have strong feelings about a situation declare an interest and suggest that some one else temporarily takes the chair.• It's probably best to declare an interest.
13  human interest/love interest INTERESTEDthe part of a story, film, or event which is interesting because it shows things about people’s lives or romantic relationships 〔小说、影片或事件中的〕人们的生活/风流韵事情节
→ self-interest, → conflict of interest at conflict1(6), → vested interest at vested(1)
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have an interest in something
Steve has a keen interest in bird-watching.
show interest in something
He had shown great interest in her work.
express an interest in something (=say that you are interested in something)
A number of well-known film directors have expressed interest in the script.
take an interest in something (=be interested in something)
Jacky first took an interest in golf when he was about six years old.
have no interest in something
Andy had no interest in politics.
lose interest in something (=stop being interested)
Tilda had lost interest in what was being said.
arouse/generate/attract interest (=make people interested)
This extraordinary story has aroused interest in many quarters.
feign interest (=pretend to be interested)
Ted scanned the report, feigning interest.
interest grows
Interest in the project has steadily grown.
interest wanes (=becomes less)
When his initial interest waned, the teacher paid more attention to him.
adjectives
great interest
The government has shown great interest in the idea.
enormous/intense interest (=very great)
This tournament has created enormous interest.
considerable/strong/keen interest
The results of their work will be of considerable interest.
special/particular interest
Natural history was a special interest of his.
a personal interest in something
He took a personal interest in the lives of his workers.
renewed interest (=starting again after it had stopped)
There has been a renewed interest in abstract painting in recent years.
a consuming interest (=a very strong feeling of interest)
Roland had a consuming interest in cricket.
a long-term/abiding interest (=an interest you have had for a long time)
She has had a long-term interest in antiques.
phrases
a lot of interest
There has been a lot of interest in the story.
a great deal of interest (=a lot of interest)
The exhibition has generated a great deal of interest.
a lack of interest
The show was cancelled due to a lack of interest on the part of the public.
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interest• Josie isn't really an archaeologist, it's just an interest of hers.• Although the government has made some shares in National Oil Products available, it intends to maintain its controlling interest.• Agricultural and environmental interests have both been influential in water policy.• The bank has interests in several companies, including a 15% share of Morgan's Brewery.• Her interests were the same as most young girls -- pop music, boys and clothes.• a high interest savings account• Golf is also one of his interests.• In retirement, Nelson added personal computing to his interests.• He is expected to concentrate on developing his hotel interests.• John had put his grandfather's money in the bank, and was getting $400 a month in interest.• She got about two hundred thousand and a life interest in another two hundred thou.• Credit companies charge huge amounts of interest.• The best rate of interest the banks can offer is around 14 per cent.• Altering banks' liquidity or the rate of interest are indirect methods of controlling spending.• They will be able to marry the two sets of interests to the benefit of the Province.• They took a cool professional interest which matched the matter of fact way they were dealing with the crisis of our disintegrating home.• The President should be doing more to advance U.S. interests abroad.• If you had half a million dollars you could easily live off the interest.• What's the interest on the loan?
with ... interest• With interest, as I've already suggested.• He is a distinguished astrophysicist with a lifelong interest in space.• The certificates are, of course, quoted daily with accrued interest.• The research will involve analysis of legal documentation, synthesis of existing research and interviews with representatives of interest groups.• There have been many with consuming interest for golf who never developed an intrigue for putting.• The hospital has four consultant physicians, one with a special interest in gastroenterology.• He fed the crystal into a reader and watched with interest as the file scrolled up.
outside interests• Others found that the sheer workload of the course left them unable to develop outside interests, such as reading or the theatre.• Now Martin is looking forward to spending his retirement enjoying outside interests which will include travelling, walking and watching cricket.• His outside interests were numerous and varied.• One sees again and again that such people grow in outside interests.• Making a mental note not to let outside interests interfere with her work, she began to inject the puppies.• Ms. Walters has many outside interests.• Some of his many outside interests include reading, theatre and debating.• He has got to ask how things are going at home or about my outside interests.• This would force campaigns to pay less attention to outside interests and more to the people at home.
of general interest• Each one of perhaps a group of four should prepare a brief summary of an article of general interest.• Cuttings of general interest can be stored under different categories in box files.• As a foreigner and a teacher, I was the object of general interest and respect.• A few points of general interest might usefully be restated here.• Questions of general interest can be sent to him at the newspaper.• Two results of general interest emerge from this preliminary analysis.
interest ... earn• As the dividends are paid they can be reinvested, and hence interest can be earned.• At the same time, the government lost millions in interest not earned while taxes, fees, and fines went uncollected.• All your accounts remain separate, but the amount of interest you earn is based on the family's total.• In between, you might receive a check twice annually for the interest earned on that bond.• The manager executes the deals for a small annual fee - usually 0.5 percent deducted from the interest earned.• They are a gamble and your stake is the interest you would earn on the cash.• It follows that the defendant will be entitled to the interest it has earned on deposit up to the point of acceptance.• This total is then divided by interest expense to obtain the times interest earned ratio.
have somebody’s (best) interests at heart• With mutations around, the cells within a plant of splurge-weed will not have all the same genetic interests at heart.• They have your best interests at heart...
controlling interest• Late in 1886, the Charles Harrahs, father and son, bought a controlling interest.• All of these are projects in which the government holds a controlling interest and in which it has a strong commercial partner.• Not a controlling interest, then, but a powerful one.• That will be harder to bear if there is little hope of a controlling interest in the near future.• Mr Morgado said that the group would seek a controlling interest in companies and that it would play an operating role.• Host Marriott Corp. said it will pay $ 112. 5 million to acquire controlling interest in five hotels.• The government sold its controlling interest in the national phone company.• This in turn will further aid the process of controlling interest rates.• Carl Zeiss has a 51 percent controlling interest in the new company.
special interests• Schools must design their own local units to take account of local circumstances and special interests.• The influence of pressure groups and special interests will become pervasive.• They see Congress as controlled by special interests and having little concern for average people.• Other options are fraught with more complications because of the possibility of contributions from special interests.• But even if it is, the incident raises concerns about the influence of special interests.• A must for anyone concerned with advertising to businesses, government, associations and consumer groups with special interests.• Phillip Hodson is a psychotherapist with special interests in children's problems.
interest2 ●●● W2 verb [transitiveT]  
1  INTERESTEDto make someone want to pay attention to something and find out more about it 使感兴趣，使关注
2  interest yourself in something formal to give something a lot of attention because you want to find out more about it 对某事感兴趣
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interest yourself in something• He's been interesting himself in the new C.O., Brenda Pridmore.• In Leeds meanwhile he interested himself in educational ventures and became widely known for public service.• He interested himself in fiscal, banking, and trade policy.• In recent years Winters has interested himself in making objects of glass and ceramics.• Not surprisingly, the state has also interested itself in providing additional pension coverage.• Franca could not answer these questions or interest herself in such formulations.• I sneaked back, into the darkness and found Doris and tried to interest myself in the dishes for a while.
3  OFFERto try to persuade someone to buy, do, or eat something 劝说〔某人〕买[做，吃]
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interest• The infant tries to reproduce events that interest him or her.• What interests me most is where he got all that money in the first place.• The book doesn't really interest me that much.• It's always best to choose the subject that interests you, not the one your parents want you to do.• There was an article in yesterday's paper that might interest you.
What interests ... is• What interests me is that you have no pity for men whose bodies have been mutilated.• What interests me is the psychology -- or pathology -- of women, what women will do in the name of love.• What interests me is the singularly local nature of some phenomena.• What interests me is what discussions such as these reveal about the relationship between television and the Press.
From Longman Business Dictionary
interestin·terest /ˈɪntrɪst/ noun
1[uncountableU]FINANCE an amount paid by a borrower to a lender, for example to a bank by someone borrowing money for a loan or by a bank to a DEPOSITOR (=someone keeping money in an account there)
Any spare cash is best put in a savings account where it will earn interest.
US savings bonds will pay interest at 7.01% from May 1 through Oct. 31.
interest on
a period during which you only pay interest on the loan and make no capital repayments
Some credit cards don’t charge interest on unpaid balances.
→ accrued interest → add-on interest → bank interest → bond interest → building society interest → compound interest → debenture interest → ex interest → gross interest → imputed interest → net interest → simple interest → true interest
2[countableC]FINANCE shares that you own in a company, or a part of a company that a person or organization ownsSYN HOLDING, STAKE
interest in
Highlands Gold Ltd holds a 30% interest in the mine.
He acquired interests in a number of publishing companies.
→ controlling interest → majority interest → minority interest → working interest
3vested interest disapproving a group of people with strong reasons for wanting something to happen because they will gain an advantage from it
He is determined to preventpowerful vested interests from blocking the reform.
4[countableC]LAW the possession of rights, especially to land, property etc
The husband can release his interest in the legal estate to his wife.
→ beneficial interest → see also conflict of interest, open interest, short interest
Origin interest1
(1400-1500) Anglo-French interesse, from Latin interesse “to be between, make a difference, concern”, from esse “to be”
in·terest1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1interest2 verb
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