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单词 well heeled
释义
well heeled
adjective
informal
uk
/ˌwel ˈhiːld/us
/ˌwel ˈhiːld/
rich:
富有的，有钱的
Hisfamilywas very wellheeled.他的家庭非常富有。
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  • affluence
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  • bazillionaire
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  • clover
  • creditworthy
  • fat
  • landed
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  • not be short of a bob or twoidiom
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well heeled
noun[plural]
uk
/ˌwel ˈhiːld/us
/ˌwel ˈhiːld/
the well-heeled
richpeople:
有钱人，富人
Theshopattractedaloyalfollowingamong the well-heeled.这家商店吸引了一批有钱的忠实顾客。
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  • beautiful
  • champagne socialist
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  • elite
  • gilded
  • jet-setter
  • laird
  • millionairess
  • moneybags
  • multi-millionairess
  • multibillionaire
  • multimillionaire
  • preppy
  • rich
  • socialite
  • squattocracy
  • squillionaire
  • the beautiful peopleidiom
  • the jet set
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(Definition ofwell heeledfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

well-heeled| American Dictionary

well-heeled
adjective
us/ˈwelˈhild/
wealthy:
Thevillagehasbecomeasummerretreatfor well-heeledcitydwellers.
(Definition ofwell-heeledfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Let us jointly make an appeal to them not to claim the maternity grant if they arewellheeledand do not need it.
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I would describe them as fairlywellheeledand the kind of people who would probably anyway pay for their dental and eye tests.
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Expenditure has often been weighted towardswellheeledand better-off authorities and the direction of funds has been jaundiced.
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Unemployment for some of them,wellheeledthough they are, is deemed a virtue.
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It must have been known to the electors whether the candidates werewellheeledand whether they needed the money that would be paid to them.
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But even if one allows for that £1 million, with the surpluses they have got they are still verywellheeled.
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I wish that my constituency were aswellheeledas his is.
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Both groups are alreadywellheeled, but they have been awarded pay increases in excess of the total new annual salary proposed for nurses.
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However, it is also to be found among those who do not work but who arewellheeled.
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I notice that it is always thewellheeledwho complain about that.
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All that went down the throats of thewellheeled.
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Going abroad was something for the verywellheeled.
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These powers have often been obtained through the promotion of private legislation by municipal authorities who werewellheeled, whereas poorer ones could not afford the expense.
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I am assured that such productions appeal not just to thewellheeled.
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They are asking those on pensions and low incomes to make sacrifices again, but they are not asking that of thewellheeledand well off in our society.
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