benefit n. 1.利益,好處;利潤。 2.恩惠,恩澤;恩典,特典。 3.(為賑災(zāi)等舉行的)義演,義賽。 4.退休金;(依照社會(huì)保險(xiǎn)付給的)津貼,救濟(jì)金,撫恤金。 5.〔俚、反〕好機(jī)會(huì),好差事。 a public benefit 公益。 for your special benefit 特為你(利益)打算。 a benefit-match 義賽。 a benefit-night 義演晚會(huì)。 medical [maternity] benefits 醫(yī)療[產(chǎn)婦]津貼。 I had no end of a benefit getting things straight. 我那收拾東西的好差事沒完沒了。 benefit of clergy 牧師的特權(quán);(結(jié)婚時(shí))教會(huì)的證明。 benefit society [club] 共濟(jì)會(huì),互濟(jì)會(huì)。 be of benefit 有益,裨益。 for sb.'s benefit = for the benefit of 為…(利益)打算;〔反意語〕為懲戒… (Was he doing that for my benefit 他那樣做是為我好嗎? He wasn't really angry, that was just an act for his girl friend's benefit. 他不是真生氣,那是為了治治他那女朋友的)。 give (sb.) the benefit of the doubt 對(duì)(某人的過錯(cuò)等)作善意解釋,(在證據(jù)不足的情況下)假定某人無辜,給(某人)“雖可疑但無罪”的處理。 vt. (-t(t)-) 對(duì)…有利,有益于…;使得利益。 a health program to benefit all mankind 一項(xiàng)有益于全人類的衛(wèi)生計(jì)劃。 vi. 得益,受益 (by from). a person who has never benefited from experience 一個(gè)從不吸取經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)的人。
However , justice william young dissented from the majority decision , finding that mr johnson defrauded the franchisees and conferred a windfall benefit on mrs johnson with the practical effect of defeating his creditors 上訴庭以2 : 1支持約翰遜太太的上訴請(qǐng)求,持異議的大法官則認(rèn)為約翰遜先生詐欺了債權(quán)人然后天上掉餡餅式地將財(cái)產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移到他太太名下,這實(shí)際上已經(jīng)達(dá)到了擊垮債權(quán)人的效果。