well-to-do

英 [ˌwel tə ˈduː]

美 [ˌwel tə ˈduː]

adj.  有钱的; 富有的; 富裕的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 有钱的；富有的；富裕的
  having a lot of money
  1. a well-to-do family
     富裕家庭
  2. They're very well-to-do.
     他们很阔绰。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 富裕的;有钱的
  Awell-to-doperson is rich enough to be able to do and buy most of the things that they want.
  1. ...a rather well-to-do family of diamond cutters.
     从事钻石切割的相当富裕的家庭
  2. ...two well educated girls from well-to-do homes.
     两个颇有家教的富家女孩
  3. The well-to-doare people who are well-to-do.
     富人;有钱人
  4. ...a firm that installed stereo equipment in homes of the well-to-do.
     为有钱人家安装立体声设备的公司

英英释义

adj

• in fortunate circumstances financially
  1. they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
  2. easy living
  3. a prosperous family
  4. his family is well-situated financially
  5. well-to-do members of the community
  Synonym:comfortableeasyprosperouswell-fixedwell-heeledwell-offwell-situated

双语例句

• All the respectable inhabitants and well-to-do fellow-natives of the town were against phillotson to a man.
  镇上所有的体面居民和小康人家，都异口同声，一齐反对费劳孙。
• In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered
  相反，生活在富裕家庭的女孩子通常都备受呵护。
• They were mostly well-to-do peasants.
  他们大多数人都是富裕农民。
• This is the part of town where the well-to-do live.
  这地区住的全是镇上的有钱人家。
• In a well-to-do house there is always a resident teacher.
  在富裕的家庭里总有一个常住的教师。
• A well-to-do farmer in China cannot make up his mind to make a farmer of his son.
  一个富裕的中国农夫为能够决定让自己的儿子再当农夫。
• I come from a well-to-do family.
  我有一个快乐美满的小康家庭；
• My brother was quite a well-to-do man, but today he and his family have nothing.
  我哥哥原本算是颇有本事的男人，但现在他一家甚么都没有了。
• In1902 she was a quick-witted, well-to-do young woman.
  一九○二年，她当时是一个伶俐的富家少妇。
• Do not treat well-to-do middle peasants as rich peasants, they are not.
  不要把富裕中农当成富农看待，富裕中农不是富农。