interest/'ɪntrɪst/

n.

➊ the feeling of wanting to give your attention to sth and learn more about it

➋ a subject or activity that you enjoy studying or doing

➌ money charged by a bank when you borrow or money paid by a bank when you save money

n.

➊ [S; U] 兴趣，趣味：[have（或show） an interest in sth] He's always had an interest in physics. 他一直对物理感兴趣。

◇She'd liked the novel at first, but soon lost interest. 她一开始喜欢这部小说，但不久就失去了兴趣。

◇He listened with interest. 他兴致勃勃地听着。

◇a book of great interest 非常有趣的书

➋ [C] 感兴趣的事，爱好：My main interests are reading and cooking. 我的主要爱好是阅读和烹饪。

➌ [U] 利息：[interest on sth] pay interest on a loan 支付贷款利息

interest

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音组-est/-ɪst/

forest; harvest; honest; interest; latest

常犯错误

✗ places of interests

✓ places of interest 名胜之地

[✌表示“有趣”时，为不可数名词]

常犯错误

✗ You can meet interested people in the English corner.

✓ You can meet interesting people in the English corner. 在英语角可以碰到有趣的人。