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| /ˈdɪvɪˌdend/ |
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| 1 | a share of the profits of a company , paid once or twice a year to the people who own the company’ s shares 红利；股息 |
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| 2 | BRITISH the money that can be won in a competition where people have to guess the results of football matches （足球彩票的）彩金 |
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| 3 | technical a number that is going to be divided by another number 被除数 |
| PHRASE |
| - | pay dividends informal
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| if something that you do pays dividends, you begin to gain benefits from it |
| 产生效益；有回报 |
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| This diet has started paying dividends. 这种饮食开始带来益处。 |
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