词组 | rich |
释义 | rich /rɪtʃ/ adjective 1. someone who is rich has a lot of money and valuable possessionsnounsa rich man/woman/person She is one of the richest women in America.a rich husband/wife/widow etc Jane found herself a rich husband.a rich family He came from a rich family.a rich friend A rich friend helped him buy the house.a rich country/nation Saudi Arabia is one of the richest nations in the world.a rich city/area/neighbourhood Sao Paulo is Brazil’s richest city.a rich company It has now become a hugely powerful, rich company.verbsbecome rich Once a country becomes rich, it tends to stay rich.get rich (=become rich, especially quickly) He thought he had found a way to get rich.grow rich (=become rich, especially over a long period) Some companies have grown incredibly rich.make sb rich His investments had made him rich.adverbsfabulously rich (=extremely rich) She was both beautiful and fabulously rich.incredibly/immensely rich (=extremely rich) He was immensely rich and owned his own oil company.stinking/filthy rich disapproving informal (=extremely rich) The bankers are all stinking rich, but they still want more money.phrasesrich beyond your wildest dreams (=extremely rich) Their manager promised he would make them rich beyond their wildest dreams.as rich as Croesus literary (=extremely rich) Her grandfather was as rich as Croesus.Rich is often used as a noun: The rich are getting richer.THESAURUS: rich wealthyman | woman | people | family | businessman | businesswoman | landowner | farmer | merchant | country | area | suburb rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time: She was from a wealthy family and did not need to work. | His father was a wealthy businessman who owned coffee plantations in Brazil. | She married the son of a wealthy merchant. | Orange County is a very wealthy area. | They live in a wealthy suburb of Los Angeles.Wealthy is often used as a noun: the homes of the wealthy. affluentsociety | area | suburb | neighbourhood | city | country | nation | family | parents | lifestyle rich and having a lot of expensive possessions, nice houses etc: In today’s affluent society, people don’t bother to repair things, they just buy new ones. | Affluent areas usually have good schools. | Her hotel was in an affluent suburb, surrounded by elegant boutiques. | Sweden is one of Europe’s more affluent nations. prosperousarea | region | country | town | city | merchant | future | times rich – used especially when people’s money is related to success in business: This is a relatively prosperous area, attracting around 30 million tourists a year. | The town became prosperous because of the cotton trade. | Mr Butler, it seems, was a prosperous local merchant. | We want to create a prosperous future for all our citizens. | Not all Americans are sharing in the prosperous times. well-offfamily | people fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably: Children from well-off families usually went to private schools. | Well-off people can afford to pay more tax. | They’re fairly well-off and they have a big house.Well-off is often used as a noun: Health care was a luxury available only to the well-off. well-to-dofamily | people | farmer | houses rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society: Only well-to-do families could afford to live there. | Maisie Brayton was the only child of a well-to-do farmer. | The Westons were well-to-do and there was no necessity for work. privilegedbackground | upbringing | childhood | class | group | minority | elite having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society: All the top jobs were taken by people from privileged backgrounds. | The French president had a privileged upbringing in an affluent Paris suburb. | The sport was only played by a privileged few (=a small group of rich people). comfortably off having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money: I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.ANTONYMS → poor (1)2. having a strong dark colourTHESAURUS: rich → dark (2) |
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