[] the extra money that you have to pay when you borrow money利息◆You'll have to pay interest on the loan.你必须付贷款利息。◆The money was repaid with interest.这笔钱已连本带利偿还了。◆The company is set to default on (= fail to pay) its interest payments.这家公司有可能拖欠支付利息。➡interest rate ⨁to charge / pay interest征收／支付利息⨁interest charges / payments利息征收／支付⨁annual / monthly interest年／月息 [] the extra money that you receive when you invest money投资收益◆Their business account pays 3% interest.他们的企业账户支付 3% 的投资收益。◆That cash could be earning interest in a bank account.那笔现金在银行账户里可以赚取投资收益。◆Bond interest is fixed, but earnings per share are growing.债券收益是固定的，但每股赢利正在增长。➡interest rate ➡ see note at profit ⨁earn / pay interest赚取／支付利润⨁interest payments利润支付⨁annual / monthly interest年／月投资收益 () [, ]a share in a business or company and a legal right to a share of its profits（企业或公司的）股份，股权，权益◆The group has extensive interests in China.这集团在中国有广泛的权益。◆She has business interests in France.她在法国拥有企业股份。◆American interests in Europe (= money invested in European countries)在欧洲的美国权益➡holding ⨁business / commercial / economic interests企业／商业／经济权益⨁energy / mining / oil interests能源／采矿／石油股份 [, ]a connection with sth which affects your attitude to it, especially because you may benefit from it in some way利害关系；利益关系◆Organizations have an interest in ensuring that employee motivation is high.各组织机构知道获利之道在于确保员工士气高涨。◆I should, at this point, declare my interest.此刻，我应当申明我的利益关系。 [, ]a group of people who are in the same business or who share the same aims which they want to protect同行；同业；利益集团◆powerful farming interests强大的农民利益集团◆relationships between local government and business interests地方政府与企业团体之间的关系 () [] a legal right to land or property权益；产权◆You must give the names and addresses of anyone you know who has an interest in the land.你必须提供你知道的土地权益拥有人的名字和地址。➡ idiom at conflict noun, declare accrued interest add-on interest bank interest beneficial interest compound interest controlling interest expression of interest majority interest minority interest ordinary interest register of directors' interests simple interest vested interest working interest