4food 食物STRONG TASTE OR SMELL rich food contains a lot of butter, cream, or eggs, which make you feel full very quickly 〔因含大量牛油、奶油或鸡蛋而〕容易让人感到饱的,油腻的OPP light
She stroked the rich velvet of the dress enviously.
她羡慕地抚摸着裙子那华贵的天鹅绒。
10that’s rich (coming from him/you etc)British EnglishBrE spokenUNFAIR used to say that what someone has said is unreasonable and that they are criticizing you for doing something that they do themselves (他/你等这么说)实在可笑[荒谬]
He accused me of being dishonest, which was a bit rich coming from him.
他说我不诚实,这话从他嘴里说出来真是有点可笑。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adverbs
very rich
He is a very rich man.
extremely rich
He came from an extremely rich Viennese family.
immensely rich (=extremely rich)
He was immensely rich and owned two yachts.
fabulously rich (=extremely rich)
She must have been fabulously rich to live in a house like this.
seriously rich (=very rich)
They stand to become seriously rich if the venture succeeds.
stinking/filthy rich disapproving (=very rich)
She was obviously stinking rich.
verbs
get rich
They just wanted to get rich.
get rich quick schemes
become rich
Over the years, he became enormously rich.
grow rich (=become rich)
They have grown rich by selling this technology to other companies.
make somebody rich
The trade in tea made the British rich.
phrases
the new rich disapproving (=people who have recently become rich and spend a lot of money)
For Russia's new rich, life is a candy store.
THESAURUS
rich having a lot of money – used about people and places 〔人或地方〕富有的
She married a rich Greek shipowner.
她嫁了个有钱的希腊船主。
one of the world’s richest nations
世界最富有的国家之一
wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time 〔人或地方〕富有的〔尤指长久以来都很富有〕
wealthy landowners
富有的地主
Orange County is a very wealthy area.
奥兰治县是个很富有的地区。
na wealthy Arab businessman
affluent formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions 〔社会、群体或地区〕富有的
today’s affluent society
当今的富裕社会
affluent young professionals
富有的年轻专业人士
an affluent suburb of Boston
富裕的波士顿郊区
prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business 〔地方或社会群体〕富足的,兴旺的
Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.
在南方更为富足的地区,销量增长最快。
prosperous merchants and bankers
富裕的商人和银行家
well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably 有钱的,优裕的
Her parents are pretty well-off.
她的父母很有钱。
nchildren from well-off families
well-to-do written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society 〔旧时尤指社会地位较高的家庭和人〕富裕的
Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.
只有富裕家庭才有钱送子女上大学。
nThe Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
privileged having specialadvantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society 有特权的
He comes from a privileged background.
他出身于特权阶层。
The sport was only played by a privileged few.
涉足这项运动的只有少数特权人物。
comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money 〔生活〕宽裕的
I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
不能说我们有钱——只是小康罢了。
be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich 有很多钱
They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.
他们有两栋房子和一条船——肯定有的是钱。
nHer books were so successful that she’s loaded now.