“interest”主要有名词和动词两种词性。名词含义包括兴趣、爱好、利益、利息等;动词含义为使感兴趣、引起……的关注。在用法上,名词形式常与不同介词搭配,构成多种短语表达不同语义;动词形式则根据主被动关系和时态变化有不同的使用形式。
兴趣、爱好
含义:指人对某事物产生的喜好或关注的心理状态。
例句:My main interest is painting.(我主要的兴趣是绘画。)
短语搭配
have an interest in:对……感兴趣。例如:She has a great interest in music.(她对音乐有极大的兴趣。)
lose interest in:对……失去兴趣。例如:He gradually lost interest in playing video games.(他逐渐对玩电子游戏失去了兴趣。)
利益、好处
含义:指个人、团体或事物所获得的益处或优势。
例句:We must protect the interests of the majority.(我们必须保护大多数人的利益。)
短语搭配
in the interest(s) of:为了……的利益;符合……的利益。例如:We should work together in the interest of peace.(为了和平的利益,我们应该共同努力。)
serve one's own interests:谋取私利。例如:He always tries to serve his own interests.(他总是试图谋取私利。)
利息
含义:指借款或存款所产生的额外金额。
例句:The bank offers a high interest rate on savings accounts.(这家银行对储蓄账户提供高利率。)
短语搭配
earn interest:赚取利息。例如:You can earn interest by putting your money in a savings account.(你可以把钱存入储蓄账户来赚取利息。)
pay interest:支付利息。例如:The company has to pay interest on its loans.(公司必须为其贷款支付利息。)
使感兴趣、引起……的关注
含义:指通过某种方式吸引他人对某事物产生兴趣或关注。
例句:The new movie really interests me.(这部新电影真的很吸引我。)
时态变化
一般现在时:主语是第三人称单数时,动词加 -s,如 He interests many people with his stories.(他的故事吸引了许多人。)
一般过去时:动词变为 interested,如 Her speech interested the audience.(她的演讲吸引了听众。)
现在进行时:be + interested,如 They are being interested in the new project.(他们正对这个新项目感兴趣。)
短语搭配
be interested in doing sth.:对做某事感兴趣。例如:I'm interested in learning a new language.(我对学习一门新语言感兴趣。)
interest sb. in sth.:使某人对某事感兴趣。例如:The teacher tried to interest the students in science.(老师试图让学生们对科学感兴趣。)