profitable

英 [ˈprɒfɪtəbl]

美 [ˈprɑːfɪtəbl]

adj. 有利润的; 赢利的; 有益的; 有好处的

Collins.2 / BNC.4487 / COCA.5352

牛津词典

adj.

有利润的；赢利的
that makes or is likely to make money
1. a highly profitable business
  一家赢利很高的企业
2. It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.
  向社会大众直销往往获利较高。
有益的；有好处的
that gives sb an advantage or a useful result
1. She spent a profitable afternoon in the library.
  她在图书馆待了一个下午，颇有收获。

ADJ-GRADED 盈利的；有利润的；赚钱的
Aprofitableorganization or practice makes a profit.
1. Drug manufacturing is the most profitable business in America...
  制药业是美国利润最丰厚的业务。
2. It was profitable for them to produce large amounts of food.
  生产大量的食物能让他们获利。
ADJ-GRADED 有利可图的；有益的；有用的
Something that isprofitableresults in some benefit for you.
1. ...collaboration which leads to a profitable exchange of personnel and ideas.
  有利于人员和观念交流的合作

adj

The bottom line is that it's not profitable
最重要的一点是它无利可图。
Analysts say products relating to corporate and investment banking remain a profitable niche for overseas banks.
分析师表示，对海外银行来说，与公司及投行业务相关的产品，仍是一个有利可图的利基领域。
It's more profitable to grow rice than sorghum here.
咱这儿种稻子比种高粱出息大。
Bank bosses still value the support research analysts can give their profitable investment-banking and corporate-advisory businesses.
银行老板仍人重视支持研究分析给自己投资银行和咨询公司业务带来利润。
Profitable businesses and creditworthy consumers would suffer.
盈利企业和信誉良好的消费者将受到损害。
You can invest in profitable ventures.
你可以做一些营利性的投资。
We have companies in Africa that can be some of our most profitable.
我们目前在非洲的公司可能会是我们集团最赚钱的企业。
It's profitable to grow vegetables out of season.
错季种菜利润丰厚。
Companies that get service right – see southwest and Zappos – are rewarded with profitable growth and devoted customers.
服务做得好的公司看看西南航空（Southwest）和美国网络鞋店Zappos在保证盈利的情况下都实现了企业增长，并赢得了回头客。
Tina believed that, given time, her business would become profitable.
蒂娜相信假以时日，她的生意一定会盈利。