unprofitable
/ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [ənprˈɑfɪtəbəl] /ʌnˈprɑːfɪtəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [ənprˈɑfɪtəbəl] /ˌən-ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl How to pronounce unprofitable (audio) -ˈpräf-tə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
unprofitable — 形容詞
- unprofitablepositive
- more unprofitablecomparative
- most unprofitablesuperlative
1. not producing enough money to cover the costs involved, or not giving any useful
無利可圖
無法獲利或沒有實質效益的
not producing enough money to cover the costs involved, or not giving any useful result in return for the effort put in
Mei-Lin closed her unprofitable bakery after struggling with rising rent costs for a year.
Mei-Lin 經營的麵包店無利可圖，在房租持續上漲一年後她決定關店。
collocation: unprofitable bakery / unprofitable business
The long and unprofitable meeting wasted everyone's afternoon without reaching any decision.
那場冗長又毫無成果的會議浪費了大家整個下午，最終沒有做出任何決定。
Diego considered his online tutoring side business unprofitable and shifted to teaching group classes.
Diego 認為他的線上家教副業不划算，於是轉而開設團體課程。
Investors withdrew their money when the mining project turned out to be completely unprofitable.
投資人發現該礦業項目完全無利可圖後，紛紛撤回資金。
Arguing with the landlord about the broken heater was unprofitable, so Yuki moved out instead.
跟房東爭論壞掉的暖氣沒有實質效益，所以 Yuki 直接搬走了。
- loss-making
used mainly in British English for businesses that spend more than they earn
- uneconomical
more formal; describes a process or activity that wastes money or resources
- fruitless
non-financial; describes efforts or searches that produce no result
- unrewarding
non-financial; describes work or activities that give no personal satisfaction or benefit
- profitable
the direct opposite; producing a financial gain
- worthwhile
non-financial; worth the time or effort spent