| 单词 | unprofitable |
| 释义 | unprofitable (once / 1847 pages) adj WORD FAMILY unprofitable: unprofitability, unprofitableness, unprofitably+/nonprofit: nonprofits/profit: nonprofit, profitable, profited, profiteer, profiting, profitless, profits, profitting/profitable: profitability, profitableness, profitabler, profitablest, profitably, unprofitable/profiteer: profiteered, profiteering, profiteers/profitless: profitlessly USAGE EXAMPLESIllinois lawmakers approve an overhaul of state energy policy after Exelon Corp. threatens to shut down two of its unprofitable nuclear plants in the state. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) “At the moment that it becomes unprofitable, there will be a collapse. We are not far away from that.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) On a call with investors, he described the insurance operations as unprofitable, too small and a drain on capital. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) adj producing little or no profit or gain deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable Syn|Ant unproductive not producing or capable of producing dead, idlenot yielding a return leannot profitable or prosperous marginalproducing at a rate that barely covers production costs unremunerativenot yielding profit or recompense unsuccessfulnot successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome uselesshaving no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully profitable yielding material gain or profit advantageousgiving an advantage productiveproducing or capable of producing (especially abundantly) bankableguaranteed to bring a profit fat, juicylucrative gainful, paid, payingyielding a fair profit economicfinancially rewarding lucrative, moneymaking, remunerativeproducing a sizeable profit useful, utilebeing of use or service |
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