■ profit

作为可数名词，指具体一次交易得到的一笔利润。

• The company made a healthy profit on the deal.公司这宗交易赚了一笔可观的利润。

复数 profits 指利润的整体，此时成了一个不可数名词，前面可以加 much。

• How much profits a company is generating based on every $1 in revenues. (Paul Lim. Investing Demystified, p.327)一家公司每一美元的收入产生多少利润。

但是也有说 many profits 的。

• Oil, many profits and few investments?石油利润高而投资少吗？

参见 many 与 much 条之 2) 。

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