n (1)兴趣，关心(desire or willingness to know or learn;feeling of curiosity or concern)[U，a～] [N (in)]：arouse/stir up/provoke/stimulate sb's～in sth 引起/激起/激起/激发某人对某事的兴趣;revive sb's～in sth使某人重新对某事感兴趣;impair sb's～使某人扫兴;capture (hold) the readers'～吸引读者的兴趣;demonstrate/display/show/feel/express (an)～in sb (sth) 对某人(某事)表示/表现出/显示出/感到/表明有兴趣;develop an～in science 对科学产生兴趣;take a keen～in the project/the study of English 对这项工程/英语学习极感兴趣;excite the～of the public in the problem 引起公众对这个问题的关注;take an～in public affairs关心公共事务;～flags/peaks/wanes兴趣减退/达到顶峰/减弱;an intense～ 强烈的兴趣;a passing～ 一时的兴趣;an event of international/national/public/universal～国际上/全国/公众/普遍关注的事件;an event of world-wide～举世瞩目的事件;listen to a story/watch the contest with～津津有味地听故事/绕有兴趣地看比赛;do sth just for/out of～(for～'s sake) 做某事只是出于兴趣;

(2)趣味，吸引力(power to arouse a person's curiosity and attention)[U]：stories of deep～to women 女人深感兴趣的故事;subjects of deep～to students of history 主修历史的学生深感兴趣的问题;Your opinions have no～for/to the others. 你的意见对别人没有吸引力。Local colour added～to the novel. 地方色彩增添了这部小说的趣味性。

(3)爱好，兴趣所在，感兴趣的事物(thing，activity that one does，often as a hobby or for pleasure)[C]：have broad/wide-spread/many/varied/limited～s 具有广泛/广泛/多种/各种/有限的爱好;His chief/main/primary/only～in life is chess (music/painting/tennis/reading). 他生活中的主要/主要/首要/唯一爱好是下棋(听音乐/绘画/打网球/读书)。persons of common/mutual～s 志同道合者(情趣相投的人);

(4)利益(advantage;benefit)[C，通常pl]：look after/further/protect/safeguard/harm/meet/sacrifice sb's～s 照顾/促进/保护/维护/损害/满足/牺牲某人的利益;American～s often clash with those of Japan.美国的利益和日本的利益常发生冲突。personal/private/common/national/public/ultimate/vested～s 个人/个人/共同/国家/公众/最终/依法享有的利益;a conflict of～s between father and daughter 父女之间的利害冲突;It's in(to) our～s to have stable prices/to work hard/to give up smoking. 物价稳定/努力工作/戒烟对我们有好处。in the～of public order/national security 为了公共秩序/国家安全;in the～s of civilization/public safety/science/truth 为了文明/公共安全/科学/真理;have sb's best～s at heart 处处为某人的利益着想;

(5)股份，权益(legal share in sth;right)[C，通常 pl][N(in)]：buy (hold/own/have) a half/60%～in the firm 购买(拥有/拥有/拥有)这家公司一半/60%的股份;sell one's～in a company 出售自己在某公司的股份;Japanese～s in America日本在美国的权益;

(6)利息(money received from investment，or paid for the use of money)[U] [N(on)]：bear/pay/yield/receive/earn high-rate～产生/支付/产生/获得/获得高利率利息;charge low～on all the money borrowed 对所有贷款收取低息;calculate/compute～计算利息;simple/compound～单利/复利;monthly/annual～月息/年息;～payable/receivable 应付/应收利息;～on a loan/a deposit/a capital sum 一笔贷款/存款/资本的利息;～at 5% 5%的利息;lend/loan out at 6%～以6%的利息贷款;return a loan/sb's favour/sb's kindness with～连本带利偿还贷款/加倍报答某人的恩惠/加倍报答某人的善意;give back/return a blow with～加重还击;loans without～无息贷款;～rate 利率;

(7)利害关系(personal connection with sth from which one may benefit)[C] [N (in)]：have an important～in the matter 与此事有重大关系;Their～s harmonize. 他们的利害关系一致。

(8)同业，权益集团(group of people having a common concern or dominant power in an enterprise or industry)[C，通常 pl](常derog)：banking/business/commercial/shipping/steel～s 银行业/企业/商界/航运业/钢铁业;competing/controlling/vested～s相互竟争/控股/既得利益集团;

vt (1)使感兴趣(arouse the curiosity and attention of)[T+n，T+n+prep (in)]：The project/proposal/discovery～ed the scientists greatly (very much/enormously). 那项工程/建议/发现使科学家极(非常/很)感兴趣。～oneself in local voluntary work 对当地的志愿工作感兴趣;～sb in current affairs/politics/the question 使某人对时事/政治/这个问题感兴趣;

(2)引起做……的欲望(cause to have interest to do sth or take part in sth)[T+n+prep(in)]：～sb in(buying)life insurance/in(playing) a game of golf 劝某人购买人寿保险/打高尔夫球;

→′interesting adj 有趣的;引起兴趣的;′interested adj