dividend
n
1 (commerce 商) share of profits paid to share-holders in a company, or to winners in a football pool (付給股票持有者的)股息, 紅利; (付給足球賽打賭贏家的)彩金
declare a dividend, ie state what proportion of profits are to be divided among share-holders 宣布發(fā)放股息
an annual dividend of 8% 年度股息8%.
2 (mathematics 數(shù)) number that is to be divided by another 被除數(shù). Cf 參看 divisor.
3 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) pay dividends => pay2.
Of course I will. What about you? Aren't you going to Xi'an soon?
我當(dāng)然會(huì)的。你打算上哪度假呢?你不是很快就要去西安了嗎?
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.