benefit,profit,revenue,margin的区别

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benefit
n.
1. 利益,好处;优势[U][C]
The new hospital will be a great benefit to the town.
新建成的医院将给全城带来莫大好处。

2. 津贴,救济金[C][U]
3. 义演,义卖[C]
4. 【美】(收入的)免税部分[U]
vt.
1. 对...有益,有益于
The sea air will benefit you.
海边的空气对你有益。

vi.
1. 得益,受惠[(+by/from)]
We benefited greatly by this frank talk.
这次坦率的谈话使我们获益匪浅。

profit
n.
1. 利润,盈利;收益,红利[C][U]
He made a profit of fifty thousand US dollars on his house. 他卖掉房子获利五万美元。

2. 利益,益处;得益[U]
We gained a lot of profit from your advice.
我们从你的建议中获益匪浅。

vt.
1. 有益于
Telling lies won't profit you.
撒谎对你无益。

vi.
1. 有益,有利
2. 得益,获益[(+by/from)]
He learned to profit by his mistakes.
他学会了从自己的错误中获益。

We profit from the work of the specialist.
我们从专家的工作中得到益处。

revenue
n.
1. (国家的)岁入;税收[U]
Tax revenues increased last year.
去年税收增加了。

2. 收入,收益[U][C]
Rent is one form of revenue.
房租是一种收入。

3. 各项收入,总收入[P]
The Board of Directors was concerned at the drop in the company's revenues. 董事会对公司总收入的减少甚为关注。

4. 税务局,税务署[the S]
margin
n.[C]
1. 边,边沿,边缘
We came to the margin of the wood.
我们来到树林的边缘。

2. 页边空白;栏外
He made some notes in the margin.
他在页边空白处做笔记。

3. 极限,限度
They were an old couple living on the margin of respectability.
他们是一对老夫妻,过着几乎是不太体面的日子。

4. (时间,花费上保留的)余地,余裕
We allowed a margin of twenty minutes in case the bus was late.
我们预留二十分钟宽裕时间,以防汽车晚点。

5. 差数;幅度
He passed the exam by a narrow margin.
他勉强通过考试。

6. 利润;赚头
This price will allow a good margin of profit.
这一价格可获厚利。

7. 保证金,定金
The reserve board raised margins from 50 to 60 percent.
联邦储备银行董事会将定金从百分之五十提高到百分之六十。

vt.
1. 加边于;成为...的边
The shore was margined with foam.
岸边都是泡沫。

2. 加旁注于
Every page was margined with comments.
每页的页边上都加了评注。

3. 【商】为...付保证金
profit常用复数,指通过投资等方式,扣除成本等支出后净赚得的利润、经济收益;而benefit可泛指得到的好处、回报、益处,并不一定指赚取的利润或经济上的回报。

另外,benefits也可以指救济金、补助费、抚恤金等。

如:disability benefits残废抚恤
金;unemployment benefit(s)失业救济金。

但是,profit和benefit作动词时同作“得益”解,values作复数时作“价值观”、“社会准则”解。

如:
∙They make a profit of ten pence on every copy they sell.
他们每售出一本获利十便士。

∙The company has declared an increase in profits.
该公司宣布利润增加。

∙The new regulations will be of great benefit to us all.
新的规章对我们大家都会大有好处。