benefit1/ˋbɛnəfIt; ˈbenəfIt or ˈbenIfIt/n 1 [C,U] an advantage or improvement that you get from something 益处﹐好处: +of What are the benefits of contact lenses? 隐形眼镜有什么好处?The new credit cards will be of great benefit to our customers. 新的信用卡将大大惠及我们的客户。for sb's benefit (=in order to help them) 为了帮助某人 Liu Han translated what the minister said for my benefit. 刘汉给我翻译了部长的话。2 [C,U] BrE money that you get from the government when you are ill or when you do not have a job [ welfare AmE 【美】] 【英】〔政府发放给生病者或失业者的〕补助金﹐救济金﹐津贴: You may be entitled to unemployment benefit. 你也许有资格领取失业救济金。on benefit(s) (=receiving benefits) 领救济金 All his family are on benefits. 他一家人都在领救济金。see box at见 MONEY 方框3 [C] a performance, concert etc that makes money for a CHARITY 义演; 慈善音乐会4 give sb the benefit of the doubt to believe or trust someone even though it is possible that they are lying or are wrong 姑且相信某人CHILD BENEFIT, FRINGE BENEFIT
benefit2v [I,T] past tense and past participle benefited or benefitted , present participle benefiting or benefitting if you benefit from something or if it benefits you, it helps you 得益; 对〔某人〕有益﹐有利于: The new policy changes mainly benefit small companies. 新的政策变动主要对小公司有益。+from/by Most of these children would benefit from an extra year at school. 这些孩子在学校里多待一年大多数都会受益的。