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interest

/ˈɪntrəst/

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noun

plural -ests

a feeling of wanting to learn more about something or to be involved in something [noncount]

She told us about her lifelong interest in music.

I have no interest in politics. [=I am not interested in politics]

The kids listened to the speaker for a little while, but then lost interest.

The speaker wasn't able to hold/keep their interest.

I've been following his career with (great) interest. [singular]

She took/had an active interest in the political debate.

He expressed/showed an interest in learning more about photography.

[noncount] :a quality that attracts your attention and makes you want to learn more about something or to be involved in something

The stories about his personal life add interest to the book.

He looked through the available magazines, but found nothing of interest. [=nothing interesting]

I thought this article might be of interest to you.

We visited many places of interest on our vacation.

The price of the ticket was a matter of interest to everyone.

a story that has human interest = a human-interest story [=a story that is interesting because it involves the experiences of real people]

[count] :something (such as a hobby) that a person enjoys learning about or doing

Music is one of her many interests.

She has a number of outside interests. [=things that she enjoys doing when she is not working]

[count] - used when discussing what is the best or most helpful thing for someone

It's in your (own) interest to keep silent.

The judge decided that it would be in the (best) interests of the child to continue living with her mother.

If he refuses to cooperate, he'll be acting against his own interests. [=he'll be acting in a way that is harmful to himself]

a policy that is not in the national/public interest [=that is more likely to harm than to help the nation/public]

The law is intended to protect/safeguard the interests of people who have no health insurance.

He claims that he has her (best) interests at heart. [=that he is concerned about her and wants to help her]

In the interest of [=for the sake of] fairness, we decided to get everyone's opinion before making a decision.

[noncount] the money paid by a borrower for the use of borrowed money

We pay six percent interest on the loan.

The loan was repaid with interest.

monthly interest payments/charges

interest rates

an interest-free loan [=a loan that the borrower does not have to pay any interest on]

money paid to you by a bank for the money you have in a bank account

He made about $500 in interest last year. - see also compound interest, simple interest

[count] :a legal share in a business or property

They offered to buy out his interest in the company.

interests [plural] :a group financially involved in an industry or business

This law is opposed by the oil interests. - see also special interest

verb

-ests; -ested; -esting

[+ obj] to cause (someone) to want to learn more about something or to become involved in something

Military history doesn't really interest me.

It might interest you to know that the woman in this photograph is your great-grandmother.

It interested me to learn that she had once lived in California.

to persuade (someone) to have, take, or participate in (something)

Can I interest you in a game of tennis? [=would you like to play tennis?]

Could I interest you in another cup of coffee? [=would you like another cup of coffee?]

The salesman tried to interest me in a more expensive computer.

* Các từ tương tự:
interest group, interested, interesting