②interest sb.in(doing)sth.意为“使某人在……方面感兴趣”。如:
He tried to interest me in buying the house.
他想说服我买这所房子。
2.interest作名词。
①意为“兴趣”时,常作不可数名词。常见短语show/ have interest in(doing)sth.,意为“对……表现出/有兴趣”。如:
She showed great interest in the meeting.
她对这次会议表现出极大的兴趣。
②意为“业余爱好”或“感兴趣的事”时,常作可数名词。如:
He has two great interests.One is sports and the other is music.
他有两大爱好:一个是体育,另一个是音乐。