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

When other importers place their goods on the market, we have sold ours at profitable prices.
当其他进口商将货物投放市场时，我们已经以盈利价格售出了我们的货。
It's profitable to grow vegetables out of season.
错季种菜利润丰厚。
Payments are also a profitable activity for banks, compared with the risky, capital-intensive business of lending.
对银行来说，与高风险、资本密集型的放贷业务相比，支付还是一种有利可图的活动。
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。
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。
The company was profitable the first year.
公司首年便实现了盈利。
Retail is not profitable but it offers trading volume and cash flow.
做零售没有利润，但能产生交易量和现金流。
The bottom line is that it's not profitable
最重要的一点是它无利可图。
As manager is looking for more power and prestige, they can tend to be less profitable operations.
作为管理者，是寻求更多的权力和威望，他们往往不在乎有利润的的业务。
It's more profitable to grow rice than sorghum here.
咱这儿种稻子比种高粱出息大。