producing a large amount of money; making a large profit 赚大钱的;获利多的 a lucrative business/contract/market 利润丰厚的生意/合同/市场 Had the plan worked it would have proved highly lucrative. 如果这个计划成功的话,将会非常有利可图。
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 Jobsc1Many of the engineers left the service for more lucrative jobs abroad. 许多工程师都辞职去国外寻找更能赚大钱的工作了。 The firm has a lucrative business contract with the Scottish Executive. 该公司和苏格兰行政部门签订了一份利润丰厚的商业合同。 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
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- fairly
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lucrativus, from lucrat- ‘gained’, from the verb lucrari, from lucrum.