n. 兴趣,爱好;利害关系,利益;利息;趣味,感兴趣的事
vt. 使产生兴趣;使参与,使加入;引起…的意愿;使产生关系
一、interest用法
1. 用作名词,注意以下用法:
(1) 表示一般意义的“兴趣”“爱好”,为不可数名词,但可与不定冠词连用;表示在“对……的兴趣”,其后通常接介词in。如:
You’ve no interest in going with us? 你没有兴趣和我们一道去?
Scientists have taken a great interest in his ideas. 科学家们对他的观点很感兴趣。
有时可用复数形式,表示不同人的兴趣或同一人的多种兴趣。如:
Their interests are very similar. 他们的兴趣很相似。
He has wide interests. 他有广泛的兴趣。
(2) 表示具体意义的“感兴趣的事”“爱好”,是可数名词。如:
My interests are music and travel. 我的兴趣是音乐和旅行。
Gardening is one of my main interests. 园艺是我的主要兴趣之一。
(3) 注意以下各句介词of的使用:
The question is of great interest to me. 我对这个问题很感兴趣。
He has been to many places of interest. 他去过许多名胜。
(4) 表示“利息”,不可数。如:
He paid 5% interest on the loan. 他借的贷款要付5%的利息。
(4) 表示“利益”,为可数名词,但通常用复数。如:
He’s good at looking after his own interests. 他很会照顾自己的利益。
The union was formed to protect the rights and interests of miners. 建立起工会是为保护矿工的权利和利益。
2. 用作动词,是及物动词,通常以人作宾语。如:
Geology interests him. 地质学使他感兴趣。
His joke didn’t interest me. 他的笑话并不使我感到兴趣。
表示在某一方面的兴趣,与介词in搭配。如:
He tried to interest me in football. 他设法使我对足球感兴趣。
二、interested 的用法
意思是:感兴趣的,关切的。如:
Are you interested in this subject? 你对这门课感兴趣吗?
Aren’t you interested in making money? 难道你对赚钱不感兴趣?
I’m interested in when he did it. 我对他什么时候干了此事感兴趣。
注意区别:be interested in doing sth与be interested to do sth:前者表示对做某事感兴趣,后者表示很想做某事:
I’m interested to hear your opinion. 我想听听你的意见。
I’m interested in emigrating to Canada. 我对移居加拿大感兴趣。
三、interesting的用法
意思是:有趣的,令人感兴趣的。如:
The idea sounds interesting. 这个想法听起来很有趣。
I met a lot of interesting people on holiday. 我在度假期间遇到了许多有趣的人。
The price is interesting to us. 我们对这一价格感兴趣。
It is interesting to contrast the two writers. 将这两位作家加以比较是很有意思的。
注意:其后接不定式且该不定式含有被动意义时,通常要用主动形式:
Volleyball is very interesting to watch. 打排球看起来很有意思。
She is interesting to talk to. 和她谈话很有意思。
四、辨析
interested 与 interesting:前者表示“感兴趣的”,后者表示“令人感兴趣的”“有趣的”:
Children are interested in interesting stories. 孩子们对有趣的故事感兴趣。
1. We have the interest of 500,000 customers to think of.
我们得为50万名顾客的利益着想。
2. Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.
利率有望早日下调,从而增强了人们的信心。
3. Interest rates would come down as the recovery gathered pace.
随着复苏的加速,利率会降下来。
4. The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。
5. If raging inflation returns, then interest rates will shoot up.
如果再发生严重的通货膨胀,那么利率就会迅速上调。
6. Interest is paid monthly. Three months' notice is required for withdrawals.
利息按月支付。提款须提前3个月通知银行。