profitably
adverb uk/ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bli/ us/ˈprɑː.fɪ.t̬ə.bli/
有利可图地
in a way that makes or is likely to make a profit
It was several months before the company started to trade profitably. 几个月后，公司开始在贸易中盈利。
It is hard to match such cheap fares profitably. 卖这么便宜的票价很难盈利。
有利地，有益地
in a way that produces or is likely to produce an advantage
Use your time profitably. 把时间用在有用的地方。
See: profitable
- More examples
- They can operate more profitably by reducing their spending on advertising.
- The developed world can use energy much more efficiently and profitably.
- We need to decide a price at which this product could be profitably sold.
- They suggested he might profitably use his time behind bars reading a book.
- Are there parts of the curriculum that could profitably be revisited?