n.利益;津贴;义演;保险金;借助
vt.有益于;得益
It was for the benefit of your company that we did that. 我们这样做都是为了你们公司的利益。
Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month. 上个月申请失业津贴的人数下降了。
A benefit performance will be held tonight. 今晚有义演。
The unemployed are entitled to receive other unemployment insurance benefits during the period of receiving unemployment insurance compensation. 失业人员在领取失业保险金期间,按照规定同时享受其他失业保险待遇。
It was achieved with the benefit of modern technology. 借助现代技术,这个目标已经达到。
用作及物动词 (vt.)The new hospital will benefit the entire community. 新医院将有益于整个社区。
benefit既作及物动词,也作不及物动词。作及物动词时,解释为“得益于……”,作不及物动词时,解释为“得益”;
benefit by something或benefit from something,通常解释为“得益于……”;
be (is/are) benefited by...这种用法比较少见。
v.(动词)benefit的基本意思是“受益”,强调改善或优化个人状况(如身体、智力、道德或精神状态),也可表示对某人的目标的实现有所促进。用作不及物动词时,意思是“得益”; 用作及物动词时,意思是“有益于”。
benefit常与介词from或by连用,表示“从中受益”。
在现在时和过去时的句子中, benefit一般不接反身代词和人称代词作宾语,如不说The teacher's advice benefited John.而多说John benefited from the teacher's advice.
n.(名词)benefit用作名词的基本意思是“好处”,可指任何形式的“益处”,包括物质方面和精神方面的益处。
benefit视其含义的具体或抽象,可用作可数名词或不可数名词。