| 单词 | well-to-do |
| 释义 | well-to-do adjective uk/ˌwel.təˈduː/us/ˌwel.təˈduː/rich: 富有的，有钱的well-to-dofamilies富裕的家庭 Synonyms comfortable prosperous rich(MONEY) wealthy well off(RICH) Rich and wealthy
well-to-do| American Dictionarywell-to-do adjective us/ˈwel·təˈdu/showingsignsof beingsuccessful;rich: It was a well-to-doneighborhoodoflarge, single-familyhomeswithbigbackyards. Examplesofwell-to-dowell-to-do In this sense, landscapes may be found hanging on the walls of the mansions of thewell-to-do, and of city art galleries around the world. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of the uninsured arewell-to-doyoung people who simply choose to self-insure, and many more are already eligible for public programs. From theCambridge English Corpus The work depicts a oncewell-to-dofamily's eviction from their ancestral estate, because of the father's gambling debts and, doubtless, general extravagance. From theCambridge English Corpus Many seeminglywell-to-domid-lifers were content with their prosperity and secure about the future. From theCambridge English Corpus Together with the courtiers and aristocrats, new consumers included thewell-to-dogentry and merchants who tried to imitate the lifestyles of the social elite. From theCambridge English Corpus In the midst of all this, she offers as illustration four case studies of breach of promise, mainly among thewell-to-door upper classes. From theCambridge English Corpus Thewell-to-dowould be better off with the general availability of clean air, clean water, and sewage treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus Students who could not afford to pay the costly private fees felt alienated from their morewell-to-doclassmates. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor was the garden suburb envisaged as an enclave of thewell-to-do. From theCambridge English Corpus The conduct of the principals in these cases suggested the decadence and corruption of family life among the socially prominent andwell-to-do. From theCambridge English Corpus The fourth village (4,000) has an older and lesswell-to-dopopulation. From theCambridge English Corpus Older working-class women, for example, could get help with shopping, cleaning and cooking, help that the morewell-to-dohad always taken for granted. From theCambridge English Corpus At first the practice was probably confined to the gentry andwell-to-dowho could afford physicians' and midwives' fees. From theCambridge English Corpus A morewell-to-doapplicant planned to use the timber from forty oaks, each about 150 years old, 'to repair his buildings, barns and stockyard'. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite being born into a fairlywell-to-dofamily, the harsh deprivations he suffered in his youth likely planted in him feelings of alienation. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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