lucrative

lucrative — adjective

1. A job, deal, or activity that is lucrative gives you a large sum of money, espec

1.形容詞B2
釋義

A job, deal, or activity that is lucrative gives you a large sum of money, especially compared with the time or cost you put into it.

例句

After years of hard work, Aarav's small shop grew into a lucrative business.

collocation: lucrative business

Teaching English online can be a lucrative career for those with the right qualifications.

collocation: lucrative career

同義詞
  • profitable

    broader term; can mean any positive return, while lucrative implies large returns

  • moneymaking

    informal; focuses on income generation rather than large profit margins

  • gainful

    almost exclusively used with 'employment'; emphasizes that work pays, not that it pays well

反義詞
  • unprofitable

    direct opposite — not making enough money to cover costs

  • loss-making

    stronger opposite — actively losing money rather than failing to earn much

文法句型

lucrative + noun

be/become + lucrative

find + noun + lucrative

用法筆記

Stronger in tone than profitable — lucrative always implies earnings that are notably large, not just positive. Commonly modifies nouns related to business or finance: contract, deal, market, investment, opportunity.

常見錯誤

❌She found a lucrative hobby that just covers its costs.
✅She found a profitable hobby that just covers its costs.
💡'lucrative' suggests notably large earnings; for activities that only make a small profit, 'profitable' is more suitable.