interest /ˈintrist/ I. n. 1.［u］&［c］兴趣 : He takes great interest in sport.他对体育极有兴趣。 He developed an interest in science.他培养发展对科学的兴趣。He’s showing an interest in music.他表现了对音乐的兴趣。He has many interests. 他兴趣广泛。He was eager to know what her interests were. 他急于想知道她有什么爱好。His two great interests in life are music and chess. 他生活中的两大趣事是音乐和象棋。 a place of interest 名胜：There are many places of interest in Beijing.北京有许多名胜。of interest 有趣的，引起兴趣的：Much of it is of interest to historians. 这其中有很多对于历史学家来说是很有趣的。2. 利益(多作pl.，也可作sing.)：We will at all times put the interests of the people before everything else. 在任何时候我们都要把人民的利益放在首要位置。He thought chiefly of the cause, the interests of the country.他主要想到的是他的事业——国家的利益。in the interests of …为了…利益，为了…起见：In the interests of security we are keeping the information confidential. 为安全起见我们对此信息保密。3.［u］利息：pay 5 percent interest on a loan借款付五分息 I pay him four percent interest.我付他百分之四的利息。
‖II.vt.使感兴趣；使…对…感兴趣：History interests him. 历史使他产生了兴趣。
interested /ˈintristid/ adj.有兴趣的，感兴趣的(作表语或宾补，跟in或不定式)：Brander found himself more and more interested in her.布兰特发现自己对她越来越有兴趣。They are interested in building up character bit by bit. 他们对逐渐培养个性感兴趣。
interesting /ˈintristiŋ/ adj. 有趣的，有意思的：He’s a most interesting man.他是一个非常有趣的人。That sounds interesting, doesn’t it?听起来倒有趣，是不是?
