profit1/ˋprɑfIt; ˈprɒfət or ˈprɒfIt/n [C,U] the money that you get when you sell something for more than you paid for it, especially in business [→ loss] 利润﹔赢利: The company made a huge profit on the deal. 公司在这笔生意中赚到了巨额利润。at a profit They sold the house at a big profit. 他们卖掉房子﹐获得了一大笔利润。Marston's profits rose last year to $17 million. 马斯顿公司的利润去年上升至 1700 万美元。That left my client with a handsome profit (=a large one). 那就让我的客户得到了一笔丰厚的利润。
profit2v [I,T] formal to get something good or useful from a situation【正式】(从…中)获益﹐获得好处: +by/from Wealthy people will profit from the new tax laws. 有钱人将从新税法中获益。