词组 | wealth |
释义 | wealth /welθ/ noun a large amount of money or possessionsadjectivesgreat/vast/huge/enormous wealth also untold wealth formal The kings used their vast wealth to build enormous palaces.personal/private wealth He is a man of great private wealth.national wealth (=owned by a country) As national wealth increased, people felt more confident about the future.material wealth (=money and valuable things that you own) The people are not rich in material wealth but they are extremely happy.natural wealth (=oil, coal, wood, and other things that a country has) The country’s natural wealth includes natural gas and minerals.conspicuous/ostentatious wealth disapproving formal (=that is shown deliberately to other people, to make them envious) People criticize Western society for its conspicuous wealth.verbsacquire wealth (=get wealth) There is nothing wrong with acquiring wealth – it’s what you do with it that matters.inherit wealth (=get it from someone who dies) He inherited all his wealth from his grandfather.accumulate/amass wealth (=get a lot of wealth) A successful businessman, he amassed enormous wealth.create/generate/produce wealth (=do or make things that earn money) Poor countries need governments with policies that generate wealth.flaunt your wealth disapproving (=show it to other people so that they can see how rich you are) We dislike rich people who flaunt their wealth.wealth + nounswealth creation (=doing or making things that earn money) The purpose of the economy is wealth creation.phrasesthe distribution of wealth Society would be more equal if there was a fairer distribution of wealth. |
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