RICH1 having a lot of money or possessions2 extremely rich3 having a lot of money now, but not always rich4 a rich person5 to become rich6 ways of telling someone that you are not richRELATED WORDSoppositePOORto earn a lot of money 赚许多钱的EARN1 having a lot of money or possessions 拥有许多钱财的rich /rɪtʃ/ [adjective] Her new boyfriend is very good-looking and very rich. 她的新男友很英俊，也很有钱。 You have to be rich to afford anything in this shop. 你必须很有钱才买得起这家店里的东西。 The rich countries of the world have promised more aid for developing countries. 世界上的富有国家已答应向发展中国家提供更多的援助。 Every year ‘Fortune’ magazine publishes a list of the 100 richest people in America. 《财富》杂志每年都公布美国100名最富有者的名单。wealthy /ˈwelθi/ [adjective]rich, especially through owning land, property, or valuable possessions over a long period of time 富有的〔尤指拥有土地、财产或有价值的东西〕 She comes from a wealthy family, who own houses in London and Paris. 她来自一个在伦敦和巴黎都拥有房产的富有家庭。 The new taxes were aimed at the largest and wealthiest corporations. 新税项是针对规模最大、最富有的公司制定的。 You would never have guessed from meeting him how immensely wealthy he was. 你看见他的话绝对想不到他有多么富有。wealth [uncountable noun] The discovery of oil brought great wealth to the area made the people there very wealthy. 油田的发现给那个地区带来了巨大的财富。 a country where there are extremes of wealth and poverty 贫富悬殊的国家well off /ˌwel ˈɒf◂/ [adjective]having more money than most people, so that you have a comfortable and easy life 富裕的，宽裕的 They were sufficiently well off to buy their own apartment. 他们生活相当富足，能买得起自己的房子。relatively/reasonably well off a relatively well off family 生活相当富裕的家庭better off The government claim that people are better off now than they have ever been. 政府称现在人民比以前任何时候都富裕。well-to-do /ˌwel tə ˈduː◂/ [adjective]rich and respected because you have a fairly high position in society 富裕的；有地位的well-to-do family/background He wants to find a husband from a well-to-do background for his daughter. 他想为女儿找一个富家子弟做丈夫。 Surprisingly, police statistics show that many of these thefts were carried out by people from well-to-do families. 令人吃惊的是，警方的统计显示这些偷窃行为有许多是出身富有的人干的。well-to-do area/neighbourhood Educational facilities are best in the more well-to-do residential areas. 在更为富裕的住宅区，教育设施条件最好。affluent /ˈæfluənt/ [adjective]having a lot of money, especially as a result of your own hard work - use this when talking about people in a particular country or group in society 富裕的〔尤指这是自己辛勤劳动的结果，用于谈论某一国家或社会的人〕 As people become more affluent, so their standard and style of living improves. 人们越来越富裕，他们的生活水准和生活方式也改善了。affluent suburb We drove through affluent suburbs with large houses and tree-lined streets. 我们驱车驶过富裕的城郊，那里房舍宽大，街道两边树木林立。affluent society Consumer goods are a symbol of prestige in an affluent society. 消费品是富裕社会里地位的象征。affluence [uncountable noun] Since the Second World War there has been an increasing level of affluence in the West. 第二次世界大战以后，西方国家越来越富裕。prosperous /ˈprɒspərəsǁˈprɑː-/ [adjective]having a lot of money and a high standard of living, especially as a result of being successful in business 繁荣的，富足的〔尤指商业上成功的结果〕 a prosperous American businessman 一名富裕的美国商人 After the war, Germany became one of Europe's most prosperous countries. 战后，德国成了欧洲最繁荣的国家之一。prosperity /prɒˈsperɪti, prɒˈsperətiǁprɑː-/ [uncountable noun] The town's prosperity comes from the textile industry. 该镇的繁荣源自纺织工业。be comfortably off /biː ˌkʌmftəbli ˈɒfǁ-ˌkʌmfərt-/ [verb phrase]to have enough money to live comfortably without worrying about money 生活宽裕 When the children were small we never had much money, but now we seem to be comfortably off. 孩子们还小的时候我们一直没什么钱，但现在好像宽裕起来了。comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfət-ǁˈkʌmfərt-, ˈkʌmft-/ [adjective]having enough money to live comfortably without worrying about money - use this about people or their financial situation 宽裕的，小康的〔用于指人或其财政状况〕 My wife and I are very lucky, really, we're comfortable, even though we're both retired. 我和妻子都很幸运，真的，虽然我们都退休了，但日子过得很宽裕。have a comfortable life They've had a much more comfortable life since she started her new job. 她开始新的工作以后，他们的生活宽裕多了。in comfortable circumstances He had supposed Mrs Mack to have been in comfortable circumstances, so he was surprised when he saw her tiny apartment. 他原以为麦克夫人家境很宽裕，所以看到她那小公寓时吃了一惊。2 extremely rich 极其富有的be loaded/be rolling in it /biː ˈləʊdd, biː ˈrəʊlɪŋ ɪn ɪt/ [verb phrase]informalto be extremely rich 【非正式】极有钱 Did you know Peter has three houses? He must be loaded. 你知道彼得有三幢房子吗？他肯定是极有钱的。 Some of her friends are absolutely rolling in it. 她的朋友中有些人十分富有。stinking/filthy rich /ˌstɪŋkɪŋ, ˌfɪlθi ˈrɪtʃ/ [adjective phrase]spoken informalextremely rich - use this especially when you think this is unfair 【口,非正式】钱多得发臭的，富得流油的〔尤用于表示这是不公平的〕 Gregory is filthy rich but he never gives a penny to charity. 格雷戈里钱多得发臭，可他对慈善机构从来不捐一分钱。 This gorgeous woman walked in, beautifully dressed and obviously stinking rich. 这个漂亮女人走了进来，衣着华美，显然富得冒油。be worth a fortune/be worth millions /biː ˌwɜːʳθ ə ˈfɔːʳtʃən, biː ˌwɜːʳθ ˈmɪljənz/ [verb phrase]to be extremely rich, especially because you have earned a lot of money in business, or through sport, entertainment etc 拥有万贯家产〔尤因在生意上或通过体育运动或娱乐等赚得一大笔钱〕 Michael Jackson must be worth a fortune. 迈克尔·杰克逊肯定有万贯家财。 The Chief Executive started her career as a secretary, and now she's worth millions. 这位总裁以当秘书起家，现在她已拥有百万财产了。have money to burn /hæv ˌmʌni tə ˈbɜːʳn/ [verb phrase not in progressive]to have so much money that you can buy anything you want, even things that you do not need 钱多得花不完 Every time I see her she's wearing something new. She must have money to burn. 我每次看到她时，她都穿着新衣服。她肯定钱多得花不完了。 Unless you've got money to burn, these expensive guitars are not the instruments to get you started. 除非你钱多得没地方用，这些昂贵的吉他可不是供初学者用的。3 having a lot of money now, but not always rich 目前有许多钱，但并不总是有钱的flush /flʌʃ/ [adjective not before noun]informal I'll buy the drinks, I'm feeling flush just now. 我来买酒，我现在正富裕呢。 Alan gives his wife fifty dollars a week, or a little more if he's flush 艾伦每个星期给妻子50美元，富裕的时候就多给一点。be in the money /biː ɪn ðə ˈmʌni/ [verb phrase]informalto have a lot of money now because you have received some money unexpectedly, for example by winning a prize 【非正式】有钱，发财〔因得到意外之财，如中奖〕 He used to be always wanting a loan, and then all at once, he was in the money. 他以前老是要借钱的，后来忽然发财了。4 a rich person 富人man/woman/person of means /ˌmæn, ˌwʊmən, ˌpɜːʳsən əv ˈmiːnz/ [noun phrase]a person who is very rich, usually because they own land, property etc or because they have a family that has always been rich 有钱人〔通常因拥有土地、房产等或家里富裕〕 Taylor is a man of means. His family owns several apartment blocks in New York. 泰勒是个有钱人，他家在纽约拥有好几幢公寓大楼。 These were people of means who could afford to pay expensive legal fees. 这些有钱人付得起昂贵的诉讼费。millionaire /ˌmɪljəˈneəʳ/ [countable noun]a person who has a million pounds or dollars, or more 百万富翁 The money to keep the hospital open was provided by a London millionaire. 维持这家医院办下去的资金是由伦敦的一位百万富翁提供的。 I can't afford a new car just now. I'm no millionaire, you know. 我现在买不起新车，要知道我可不是百万富翁。multi-millionaire /ˌmʌlti mɪljəˈneəʳ/ [countable noun]a person who has many millions of pounds or dollars 大富翁，千万富翁 Louis Berg is a multi-millionaire who made his money in the newspaper business. 路易斯·伯格是靠报业赚钱的千万富翁。magnate /ˈmægneɪt, -nt/ [countable noun]a rich and powerful person in a particular industry 〔某一行业的〕巨头，大亨，巨子 Foundations set up by magnates such as Carnegie and Rockefeller provided most of the funding for the arts in the US. 由卡内基和洛克菲勒这类大亨创立的基金会为美国的艺术活动提供了大部分资金。steel/oil/shipping etc magnate She married a Texan oil magnate. 她嫁给了一个得克萨斯的石油大亨。 the property magnate who owns the Empire State Building 拥有帝国大厦的房地产巨头fat cat /ˌfæt ˈkæt/ [countable noun]someone who makes a lot of money from a particular industry or business - use this about people who you think do not deserve to earn so much because they do not run their industry well, do not provide a good service etc 阔佬，富翁〔用于指你认为由于其业务经营不善、提供的服务不佳等而不配这么有钱者〕 They do not resent the city fat cats, but believe top businessmen deserve success. 他们并不憎恨城里的那些阔佬，而是相信最优秀的商人理应获得成功。 Why should those fat cats get rich through our efforts? 为什么我们努力劳动却让那些阔佬发财？moneybags /ˈmʌnibægz/ [singular noun]informaluse this when you are saying in a humorous way that someone has a lot of money 【非正式】富翁，阔佬〔幽默用法〕 Nowadays, if you're not a moneybags, some places don't want to have anything to do with you. 如今你要不是阔佬的话，有些地方根本就不会理睬你。the rich /ðə ˈrɪtʃ/ [plural noun]all the people who are rich in a particular country, society etc - use this especially when you are comparing them with people who are poor 〔某一国家、社会等中的〕富人〔尤指相对穷人而言〕 Under this government the rich seem to have got richer and the poor poorer. 在这个政府的领导下，好像富人更富，穷人更穷了。 Democracy gave the poor, as well as the rich, a part to play in governing the city. 民主让穷人和富人都有机会参与城市的管理。the rich and famous a tour around the Hollywood homes of the rich and famous 环游好莱坞富人名流府邸之旅the wealthy /ðə ˈwelθi/ [plural noun]people who are rich, especially through owning land, property, or valuable possessions over a long period of time, who have a lot of power or influence in society 〔尤指拥有土地、房产或贵重财产，在社会上具有相当权力或影响力的〕富人，富有阶层 Private health care should not be only for the wealthy. 私人医疗保健制度不应该仅仅为富人而设。 The hotel stood by a lake, where the wealthy went to go fishing or pigeon shooting. 酒店坐落在湖边，有钱人上那儿钓鱼、打泥鸽。the haves and the have nots /ðə ˌhævz ən ðə ˌhæv ˈnɒts/ [noun phrase]rich people and poor people - use this expression when you are comparing both groups 富人和穷人〔用于对两者作比较时〕 The widening gap between the haves and the have nots is becoming very noticeable in New York. 贫富差距越来越大，这在纽约已经非常明显了。5 to become rich 变得富有get rich /ˌget ˈrɪtʃ/ [verb phrase] I'm trying to think of a way to get rich. 我在设法想出一条致富之路。get rich (by) doing something Mr Askin got rich selling second hand cars. 阿斯金先生靠出售二手车致富。get rich quick The company promised its sales team that, if they worked hard enough, they would get rich quick. 公司向营销人员保证，如果他们干得卖力，很快就能发财。make a fortune/bundlealsomake a bombBritish /ˌmeɪk ə ˈfɔːʳtʃən, ˈbʌndl, ˌmeɪk ə ˈbɒmǁ-ˈbɑːm/ [verb phrase]informalto become very rich by earning or winning a lot of money 【非正式】赚大钱，发大财 If you're a good salesman you can make a bomb, but you have to work hard. 如果你是位出色的销售员，你就能发大财，但必须努力工作。 You shouldn't have sold your shares. You could have made a bundle. 你不该把股票卖掉，本来你可以赚大钱的。make a fortune etc (by) doing something Richard made a fortune breeding racehorses. 理查德靠养赛马发了大财。make good /ˌmeɪk ˈgʊd/ [verb phrase not in progressive]to become rich, especially when you are from a poor family - used especially in newspapers 发家，致富〔尤指你是穷人家庭出身的；尤用于报纸上〕 He's just a poor country boy who made good in the city. 他只是一个在城里发家的乡下穷小子。 Ian thinks that just because he made good, everybody else can too. 伊恩认为既然他发家了，其他人也可以。marry into money /ˈmæri ɪntə ˌmʌni/ [verb phrase]to become rich by marrying a rich person 与有钱人结婚〔而致富〕 If you don't have any yourself, it's a pretty smart move to marry into money! 假如你本身一无所有，那么跟有钱人结婚倒不失为聪明的做法！go from rags to riches /gəʊ frəm ˌrægz tə ˈrɪtʃz/ [verb phrase not in progressive]to become very rich after being extremely poor 白手起家 Although he came from a poor family, he managed to go from rags to riches. 虽然他出身贫寒，可是终于发迹了。rags-to-riches [adjective phrase] a classic rags-to-riches story 一则典型的白手起家的故事be made/set up for life /biː ˌmeɪd, set ˌʌp fəʳ ˈlaɪf/ [verb phrase]if you say that someoneis made for life or is set up for life, you mean they are extremely successful and so rich that they do not need to work any more 〔某人〕一辈子富裕得不愁钱用 Now he's got a contract to advertise sports clothing he'll be made for life. 他已签约为运动装做广告，这下他一辈子就不愁钱用了。 Sylvester Stallone need never make another movie. He's already set up for life. 西尔维斯特·史泰龙不需要再拍电影了，他的钱已经够他享用一辈子了。6 ways of telling someone that you are not rich 告诉人们你不富有的说法I'm not made of money /aɪm ˌnɒt ˈmeɪd əv ˌmʌni/say this when someone wants you to spend more money than you think you can afford 我并非腰缠万贯〔用于某人要你花的钱超出你的支付能力时〕 ‘Why don't you move to a bigger house?’ ‘I'm not made of money, you know!’ “你为什么不搬到一个大一点的房子去住？”“要知道我并不很富有啊！”money doesn't grow on trees /ˌmʌni dʌzənt ˌgrəʊ ɒn ˈtriːz/say this when someone, such as your child, husband, or wife, is spending more of your money than you think you can afford 钱不是树上长出来的〔用于某人花费了超出你能力之外的钱时〕 Look how much you've spent on clothes this month! Money doesn't grow on trees, you know! 看看你这个月花了多少钱买衣服！你要知道钱可不是树上长出来的！