| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/having-a-lot-of-money |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:having a lot of moneyhaving a lot of moneyThese words refer to a person, group, country, etc. that has a lot of money. The most common word for this isrich. She's one of the richest women in the country. Rich nations continue to exploit developing nations. The opposite ofrichispoor. His parents were poor. For more opposites ofrich, see the article atpoor. The adjectiveswealthyandwell offare common alternatives torich. Oliver's parents are very wealthy. After years of working hard, we are now quite well off. That's a very well-off neighbourhood. If someone is very rich, in informal situations you can use the adjectiveloadedorflush. They don't have any money worries - they're loaded. He's flush with cash. If someone is richer than they were previously, the adjectivebetter offis often used. We're a lot better off now that Jane's working. The adjectivesaffluentandprosperousare sometimes used to describe areas where people are rich. These words are more formal thanrich. It's a very affluent neighbourhood. In a prosperous country like this, no one should go hungry. People or families that have had a lot of money for a long time are more formally calledmoneyed. If someone is born into a rich family and has a high position in society, you can say that they wereborn with a silver spoon in their mouth. Her new husband's family is moneyed. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked a day in his life. There are many idioms to describe rich people or groups. If someone is extremely rich, you can say they arestinking richorrolling in it. He won the lottery and now he's stinking rich. They're absolutely rolling in it - they just bought a third house! If you are rich and you live in a very comfortable way that shows it, you can say you livein the lap of luxury, youlive like a kingora lord, or, in informal US English, youlive high on the hog. This last idiom is often disapproving. She lives in the lap of luxury in her Beverly Hills mansion. He lives like a king, eating lobster twice a week and drinking champagne every night. USEver since she got her fancy new job, she's been living high on the hog. |
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