interest [ 'intrist ] ..
n.兴趣,嗜好,利息
v.使...感兴趣
表示 具体的兴趣爱好、或者嗜好的时候,是可数的.
例句：His two great interests in life are music and painting.
音乐和绘画是他生活中的两大嗜好.
he has many interests and hobbies ,他兴趣爱好广泛.
表示抽象的兴趣、爱好、利息 的时候,则不可数.
例句：He feels lack of interest in studying.他感觉对学习没有兴趣.
he has no interest movie.他一点也不喜欢电影.
作为动词时,主动被动都可以.
例句：Studying did not interest him.学习不能引起他的兴趣.
I am very interested in local history.
我很想了解本地的历史.