wealth
noun OPAL W
/welθ/
/welθ/
- [uncountable] a large amount of money, property, etc. that a person or country owns
钱财；财产；财物；财富 - the desire to gain wealth and power
获得财富和权力的欲望 - He has pledged to redistribute the country's vast oil wealth.
他承诺重新分配这个国家巨大的石油财富。 - Their aim is to keep taxes low enough to encourage wealth creation.
他们的目标是将税率控制在足够低的水平以鼓励财富创造。 - a person of wealth and influence
有钱有势的人 - The purpose of industry is to create wealth.
勤劳的目的是致富。 - His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million.
他个人的财产估计为 1 亿美元左右。 - the distribution of wealth in Britain
英国财富的分配
Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2- He has no family with whom he can share his wealth.
他没有家人可以共享自己的财富。 - He lost his wealth through poor investment.
他因投资不当而赔上了自己的财产。 - He's never flaunted his wealth.
他从不炫耀自己的财富。 - It is a country of fabulous wealth.
这是一个非常富有的国家。 - Rising employment and household wealth are bolstering spending.
就业率和家庭财富的上升支撑着消费。 - She enjoys enormous wealth and material pleasures.
她拥有巨大的财富和物质享乐。 - She is a woman of untold wealth.
她是一个财富难以估量的女人。 - She wants to protect their new-found wealth.
她想要保护他们新获得的财富。 - The average family increased its net wealth by 50% between 1989 and 2001.
1989 年至 2001 年间，家庭平均净财富增加了 50%。 - a redistribution of wealth through taxation
通过税收实现的财富再分配 - a tax on inherited wealth
继承财产税 - the accumulated wealth from his business
他做生意积累起来的财富 - the great oil wealth of the region
该地区丰富的石油资源 - the kind of capital that generates new wealth
那种能创造新财富的资本 - the pursuit of instant wealth
对暴富的追求 - the total wealth of the global economy
全球经济总财富 - She called for a redistribution of wealth and power in society.
她呼吁对社会的财富和权力进行重新分配。 - There will undoubtedly be new taxes on corporate wealth.
毫无疑问，将会对企业财富征收新税。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- fabulous
- …
- have
- possess
- accumulate
- …
- a distribution of wealth
- a redistribution of wealth
- the desire to gain wealth and power
- [uncountable] the state of being rich
富有；富裕；富足 - Good education often depends on wealth.
良好的教育经常依靠良好的经济条件。 - The new rich elite publicly flaunted their wealth.
精英新贵公开炫富。 - wealth of somebody/something the relative wealth of the nation
这个国家的相对富有
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- fabulous
- …
- have
- possess
- accumulate
- …
- a distribution of wealth
- a redistribution of wealth
- Good education often depends on wealth.
- [singular] wealth of something a large amount of something
大量；丰富；众多；充裕 - The website provides a wealth of information.
该网站提供大量的信息。 - The new manager brings a great wealth of experience to the job.
新任经理为这项工作带来了丰富的经验。
Extra Examples- Switzerland has an enormous wealth of beautiful old buildings.
瑞士有无数美丽的老房子。 - This chapter contains a wealth of information in a very concise form.
本章虽然简明扼要，信息量却很大。 - The country's strong economy was built on its mineral wealth.
这个国家强大的经济是建立在丰富的矿藏基础上的。 - The region possesses a vast natural wealth, particularly of timber.
这个地区拥有大量的自然资源，木材资源尤其丰富。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- immense
- …
- have
- offer
- provide
- …
- of … wealth
compare richness - The website provides a wealth of information.
Word OriginMiddle English welthe, from well ‘good’ or weal ‘for the best of someone/something’, on the pattern of health.