unprofitable

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unprofitable — 形容詞

  • unprofitablepositive
  • more unprofitablecomparative
  • most unprofitablesuperlative

1. not producing enough money to cover the costs involved, or not giving any useful

1.形容詞B2
釋義

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

例句

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。

常見搭配
  • unprofitable business
  • unprofitable venture
  • unprofitable investment
  • unprofitable project
  • prove unprofitable
  • remain unprofitable
  • become unprofitable
  • turn out to be unprofitable
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • profitable

    the direct opposite; producing a financial gain

  • worthwhile

    non-financial; worth the time or effort spent

常見錯誤

The charity is unprofitable.
The charity is a non-profit organisation.
'Unprofitable' implies the organisation was supposed to make money but failed; 'non-profit' means it was never intended to make a profit.

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  • prove unprofitable
  • remain unprofitable
  • become unprofitable
  • turn out to be unprofitable
  • close an unprofitable X