[] the extra money that you have to pay when you borrow money 利息◆You'll have to pay interest on the loan. 你必须付贷款利息。◆The money was repaid with interest. 这笔钱已连本带利偿还了。◆The company is set to default on (= fail to pay) its interest payments. 这家公司有可能拖欠支付利息。➡interest rate ⨁to charge / pay interest 徵收／支付利息⨁interest charges / payments 利息徵收／支付⨁annual / monthly interest 年／月息
[] the extra money that you receive when you invest money 投资收益◆Their business account pays 3% interest. 他们的企业账户支付 3% 的投资收益。◆That cash could be earning interest in a bank account. 那笔现金在银行账户里可以赚取投资收益。◆Bond interest is fixed, but earnings per share are growing. 债券收益是固定的，但每股赢利正在增长。➡interest rate ➡ see note at profit ⨁earn / pay interest 赚取／支付利润⨁interest payments 利润支付⨁annual / monthly interest 年／月投资收益
() [, ]a share in a business or company and a legal right to a share of its profits （企业或公司的）股份，股权，权益◆The group has extensive interests in China. 这集团在中国有广泛的权益。◆She has business interests in France. 她在法国拥有企业股份。◆American interests in Europe (= money invested in European countries) 在欧洲的美国权益➡holding ⨁business / commercial / economic interests 企业／商业／经济权益⨁energy / mining / oil interests 能源／采矿／石油股份
[, ]a connection with sth which affects your attitude to it, especially because you may benefit from it in some way 利害关系；利益关系◆Organizations have an interest in ensuring that employee motivation is high. 各组织机构知道获利之道在於确保员工士气高涨。◆I should, at this point, declare my interest. 此刻，我应当申明我的利益关系。
[, ]a group of people who are in the same business or who share the same aims which they want to protect 同行；同业；利益集团◆powerful farming interests 强大的农民利益集团◆relationships between local government and business interests 地方政府与企业团体之间的关系
() [] a legal right to land or property 权益；产权◆You must give the names and addresses of anyone you know who has an interest in the land. 你必须提供你知道的土地权益拥有人的名字和地址。
➡ idiom at conflict noun, declare accrued interest add-on interest bank interest beneficial interest compound interest controlling interest expression of interest majority interest minority interest ordinary interest register of directors' interests simple interest vested interest working interest