"turn a profit" 怎么发音
expression
TUR-nuh-PRAH-fit
TUR-nuh-PROF-it
释义
To earn more money than is spent, so that a business or activity makes a profit.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈtɝn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɹɑfət/, /ˈpɹɑfɪt
英式英语
tˈɜːn/ /æɪ/ /pɹˈɒfɪt
简化发音
美式
TUR-nuh-PRAH-fit
英式
TUR-nuh-PROF-it
语境中听
After two years, the company finally turned a profit.
We need to sell more cakes to turn a profit.
Will this new shop turn a profit in its first year?
It took longer than expected for their startup to turn a profit.