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benefit

/ben-uh-fit/US // ˈbɛn ə fɪt //UK // (ˈbɛnɪfɪt) //

效益,裨益,补助,效益方面

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
    • : a payment or gift, as one made to help someone or given by an employer, an insurance company, or a public agency: The company offers its employees a pension plan, free health insurance, and other benefits.
    • : a theatrical performance or other public entertainment to raise money for a charitable organization or cause.
    • : Archaic. an act of kindness; good deed; benefaction.
v.有主动词 verb
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    ben·e·fit·ed or ben·e·fit·ted, ben·e·fit·ing or ben·e·fit·ting.

    • : to do good to; be of service to: a health program to benefit everyone.
v.无主动词 verb
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    ben·e·fit·ed or ben·e·fit·ted, ben·e·fit·ing or ben·e·fit·ting.

    • : to derive benefit or advantage; profit; make improvement: He has never benefited from all that experience.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounadvantage, profit
Forms: benefited, benefiting, benefits
verbhelp, enhance
Forms: benefited, benefiting, benefits

Examples

  • The risks of opening are uncertain, but the benefits are clear.

  • One benefit of this setup, called a “stepped wedge trial,” is that it doesn’t relegate one block of individuals into a control group that goes without training for the duration of the study.

  • Unnecessary state occupational licenses—often costly, time-consuming, and offering little benefit to consumers—should be eliminated.

  • There is one additional Flex 5G feature that sets it apart from competitors, and is both a big benefit and a big downside.

  • Praising the benefits of physical exercise helps little when jogging in a nearby neighborhood could cost your life.

  • Two-thirds of those who likely to benefit from the new policy are Mexican.

  • Not for the benefit of the harasser, of course, but for your own safety.

  • When the audience laughed he added that, “They think freedom would benefit them but they were cheated.”

  • And in either case, “the significant benefit from allowing Wi-Fi hotspots outweighs these concerns.”

  • “Hence, there might be a net benefit, at least to some females, of breeding within the natal group,” the researchers speculate.

  • As he walked back to his hotel, his head was full of plans for the girl's transient pleasure and lasting benefit.

  • Mr. Spurrell came down to see a horse, and we shall be very glad to have the benefit of his opinion by-and-by.

  • These oral inanities only served to make Lyn give me the benefit of a look of amused wonder.

  • Once he permitted himself a digression, that he might point a moral for the benefit of his servant.

  • This lesson in figures is given for the benefit of those who have not yet mastered Numeric Thinking.