that makes or is likely to make money 有利润的；赢利的 a highly profitable business 一家赢利很高的企业 a profitable investment 有利可图的投资 It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public. 向社会大众直销往往获利较高。
Synonyms successfulsuccessful- profitable
- commercial
- lucrative
- economic
- successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular:
The play was very successful on Broadway. 那出剧在百老汇大获成功。 The company has had another successful year. 公司又度过了一个兴旺发达之年。
- profitable making a profit:
a highly profitable business 一家赢利很高的企业
- commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit:
The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit). 这部电影票房收入不佳。
- lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit:
They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets. 他们在利润丰厚的海外市场上生意很多。
- economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue:
Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby. 附近有超市开业的话，当地的小商店就没有利润可赚了。
- a successful/profitable/lucrative business
- a successful/profitable/lucrative year
- a(n) commercial/economic success
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc1The business is not really profitable enough. 实际上公司收益不够好。 What can be done to keep the business profitable? 能采取什么措施使公司继续盈利呢？ confident that the venture will prove profitable 对企业盈利充满信心
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- prove
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
that gives somebody an advantage or a useful result 有益的；有好处的 Extra ExamplesIt was, generally, a profitable meeting. 总的来说，这是一次有利可图的会议。 Some churches have found it profitable to hold services during the week. 有些教堂发现在非周末的日子举行礼拜大有益处。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- find something
- very
- mutually
- potentially
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from the verb profiter, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’.