n. 利益，好处；救济金，津贴；义演，义卖；恩惠，恩泽
vt. 有益于，有助于；使受益；得益，受益；
benefit的用法一般分为两种，如下：
1. 表示“对……有益”“使……受益”，是及物动词，其后可直接跟宾语。如：
Sea air will benefit you. 海风将对你有益。
What he said benefited all the students. 他说的话使所有的学生受了益。
表示“受益于”，是不及物动词，其后通常接介词 by 或from。如：
We all benefited from her success. 我们大家都得益于她的成功。
Will the ADS patients benefit from [by] the new drug? 这种药对艾滋病人有效吗？
2. 用作名词，注意以下各句与动词和介词搭配：
Did you get much benefit from this? 你从中受益不少吧？
He had the benefit of a good education. 他得益于良好的教育。
This will be of great benefit to us all. 这将对我们所有的人大有益处。
cost-benefit analysis
成本效益分析，费用-收益分析
disability benefit
残废偿金
fringe benefit
小额补贴，小额优惠，福利，福利金
death benefit
死亡恤金
retirement benefit
退休金
sick benefit
n. 患病津贴
sickness benefit
n. （英国政府向因病6个月内不能工作者发的）疾病补助费
supplementary benefit
n. （英国的）政府给的额外津贴
tax benefit
【经】 税收利益
benefit of clergy
n.神职人员的特典(不受法院审讯),经教会认可的
1. It is certainly worth checking up on your benefit entitlements.
查清楚你可以享受哪些福利是绝对有必要的。
2. Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labor.
各家经营各自的农场，收获各自的劳动成果。
3. In 1986 more than three million were receiving unemployment benefit.
1986年，有300多万人领取失业救济金。
4. Millions of householders are eligible to claim the new council tax benefit.
数百万房主都有资格申请新的市政税优惠。
5. At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
起初，我姑且相信了他。
6. The success in the Middle East redounds to his benefit.
在中东的胜利给他带来了好处。