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单词 lucrative
释义
lucrative
adjective
uk
/ˈluː.krə.tɪv/us
/ˈluː.krə.t̬ɪv/
C2
(especiallyof abusiness,job, oractivity)producinga lot ofmoney:
（尤指生意、职位或活动）赚钱的，盈利的
Themergerprovedto be very lucrative for bothcompanies.事实证明，这次兼并使两家公司都获利丰厚。
Synonyms
profitable
remunerativeformal
Opposite
unprofitable
Compare
profitable
More examples
  • Keen topreservehisartisticintegrity, herefusedseveral lucrativeHollywoodoffers.
  • Aseriesofimpressivemanoeuvresby thechairmanhadsecureda lucrativecontractfor thecompany.
  • It isrelativelyeasyfornewcomerstopickoff the most lucrativebusinessandignoretherest.
  • Sheadvisedus tolookabroadfor more lucrativebusinessventures.
  • Thechildcarebusinessis not very lucrative.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Profits & losses
  • anti-profiteering
  • anti-speculative
  • buoyancy
  • buoyant
  • cash cow
  • deficit
  • lose
  • loseyourshirtidiom
  • margin
  • muck
  • out-of-pocket
  • pocket
  • profit
  • profit fromsomething
  • profit warning
  • profitability
  • profitable
  • rake-off
  • trade surplus
  • winnings
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Related words

lucratively
lucrativeness
(Definition oflucrativefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

lucrative| American Dictionary

lucrative
adjective
us
/ˈlu·krə·t̬ɪv/
producingmuchmoneyor making alargeprofit:
Theownerandgeneralmanagerofferedtheplayera lucrativelifetimecontract.
(Definition oflucrativefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

lucrative| Business English

lucrative
adjective
uk
/ˈluːkrətɪv/us
earningorproducinga lot ofmoney:
He gave up alucrativecareeras alawyertolookafter hiskids.
Thecontestfor thispotentiallylucrativemarkethas beenintense.
extremely/highly/very lucrativeThisbusinessishighlylucrative.
a lucrativebusiness/contract/deal

lucratively

adverbuk/ˈluːkrətɪvli/us/-ṱɪv-/
Shejugglesmotherhoodwith a lucrativelysuccessfulcareer.
(Definition oflucrativefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflucrative

lucrative
Activities that have large starting capital requirements are pursued by relatively few people but yieldlucrativereturns.
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In this transition from character to commodity, comics became partially removed from an aesthetic appreciation of the art to alucrativebusiness asset.
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The circle of intervention and dependence justifies the personnel, budget, andlucrativeretirement positions for top officials after they leave the ministry.
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The second consisted of companies which were floated specifically to funnellucrativegovernment contracts on commission, or in anticipation of bank loans that never materialised.
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Otherlucrativeareas were to be found in land grabbing, urban real estate, and the exploitation of tax loopholes.
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As farming became lesslucrative, the government found itself having to put in large amounts of resources in the irrigation sector.
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In order to secure these potentiallylucrativecontracts, newspapers had to promise access to audiences interested in the empire.
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These supermarkets purchase produce only from large-scale growers, leaving the small farmer with the traditional markets, now lesslucrativeand serving fewer people.
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In this context, the control of houses and farms was potentially verylucrative, and women heirs were not a particularly powerful group.
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Thus, evil people in the coastal provinces regard minting coin as alucrativeenterprise, mixing lead and copper with fine silver to mint foreign coin.
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Only occasionally did women of privileged status participate in thislucrativetrade.
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This is legitimate, yet it may mean that the public sector is thinned out, as the most interesting andlucrativeactivities disappear.
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Not all such business dealings, however, were equallylucrative.
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Moreover, the war overseas could be financiallylucrative.
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While these offices hold the highlylucrativeand coveted authority, office-holders are poorly paid, easy to be manipulated by gangsters through bribery.
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