profitable

adj

1. yielding material gain or profit

e.g. profitable speculation on the stock market

1. 盈利的；有利润的；赚钱的
A profitable organization or practice makes a profit.

e.g. Drug manufacturing is the most profitable business in America...
制药业是美国利润最丰厚的业务。
e.g. It was profitable for them to produce large amounts of food.
生产大量的食物能让他们获利。

2. 有利可图的；有益的；有用的
Something that is profitable results in some benefit for you.

e.g. ...collaboration which leads to a profitable exchange of personnel and ideas.
有利于人员和观念交流的合作

1. 有利可图：像计算机及其软件产品这类高科技产品(high-techproduct)特别容易遭受侵袭(vulnerable). 只要制假有利可图(profitable),只要有很多产品可以复制,只要法律难以对制假采取行动(enforce),制假者就有望继续猖獗(prosper)很长时间.

2. 有利可图的：profit 利润 | profitable 有利可图的 | propaganda (贬义)宣传

3. 有利润的：profitability 利益率 | profitable 有利润的 | profitably 有利地

4. profitable

4. 有利的;有用的：profitability 盈利能力 | profitable 有利的;有用的 | profluent stream 常流河