well off

美 [ˌwel ˈɔːf]英 [ˌwel ˈɒf]
  • adj.富裕的,富有的;繁荣昌盛的,阔绰的;境况良好的
well offwell off

adj.

1

富有的;富裕的
having a lot of money

a well-off family

富裕家庭

They are much better off than us.

他们比我们富得多。

2

境况良好的
in a good situation

I've got my own room so I'm well off.

我有自己的房间,所以还不错。

Some people don't know when they're well off.

有些人身在福中不知福。

习语

to have enough of sth

我们这里工作机会很多。
We're well off for jobs around here (= there are many available).

These words all describe sb/sth that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.以上各词均用以形容人富有或地方富饶。

(of a person) having a lot of money, property or valuable possessions; (of a country or city) producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard指(人)富有的、富裕的,(国家或城市)富庶的、富饶的

rich指富有的、富饶的

There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and occurs in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot.

( rather formal ) rich and successful指繁荣的、成功的、兴旺的

( rather formal ) rich and with a good standard of living指富裕的:

affluent Western countries

富裕的西方国家

Both prosperous and affluent are used to talk about people and places. Prosperous is used much more than affluent to talk about times and periods. Affluent is often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing.

(often used in negative sentences) rich(常用于否定句中)指富裕、有钱:

His family is not very well off.

他家境不太宽裕。

having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost指富裕、宽裕:

They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable.

他们不是百万富翁,但也很富裕。

  1. This is the best way of getting help to those families who are less well off .

    对于那些不太富裕的家庭来说,这是获得帮助的最佳途径。

  2. One who is not well off does not " sponge ", but pays his own way to the utmost of his ability . The qualified teachers and teaching conditions are abundant , and teaching characteristics are distinct .

    如果他不富裕的话,他不坑蒙拐骗,而是量入为出;专业师资力量雄厚,教学条件充裕,教学特色明显。

  3. Some people don 't know when they 're well off .

    有些人身在福中不知福。

  4. I 've got my own room so I 'm well off .

    我有自己的房间,所以还不错。

  5. Most of these people aren 't very well off

    这些人大都不算太富裕。

  6. So was your father 's side more well off ?

    那么你父亲那边更富有一些了?

  7. My grandparents were quite well off .

    我的祖父母很富有。

  8. How well off you are in old age is largely determined by race , sex , and marital status .

    老年生活的幸福程度在很大程度上取决于种族、性别以及婚姻状况。

  9. Fools never know when they are well off .

    人若愚痴,有福不知。

  10. Although this family put up quite a front , they really are not very well off .

    虽然这家人很会撑场面,其实并不富裕。

  11. Why does he want to invest in still another business ? doesn 't he know when he is well off ?

    为什么他还向另一家企业投资?难道他不知道他什么时候运气好?

  12. The true test of an economy is not how much wealth its princes can accumulate in tax havens , but how well off the typical citizen is .

    对一个经济体来说,真正的考验不是王子们能在避税天堂积累多少财富,而是普通公民的富裕程度。

  13. It won 't be long before the Chinese people will become well off .

    中国人民不用多久就会变得富裕起来。

  14. A well off society is a Chinese concept with rich culture .

    小康社会是一个蕴含丰富文化底蕴、与时俱进的中国式概念。

  15. However , it is not well off to learning on Internet .

    然而,就实际情况而言,网络自主学习还存在不少问题。

  16. Analysis on Overall Well Off Society Electricity Demand in Shandong Province

    山东省全面小康社会电力需求分析

  17. His family is not very well off .

    他家不太富裕。

  18. Cultivating Chinese national spirit and building well off society

    弘扬中华民族精神与全面建设小康社会

  19. It 's well off the main highway ,

    就在主高速路附近

  20. I 'm still single , and my parents are quite well off .

    我仍是单身,而我父母亦很健康和富足。

  21. The Comprehensive Evaluation of Being Fairly Well off of the Rural Areas in China

    农村小康的综合评价

  22. They worked long hours and became very well off .

    他们长时间干活,变得很富有。

  23. Only those who are well off can afford this house .

    这幢房子只有有钱人才买得起。

  24. They say the landlord used to be well off .

    听说那个房东以前很富有。

  25. But it is difficult to get well off by the end of the century .

    通过综合治理,各类型区经济都有快速增长,但到本世纪末还难以实现小康。

  26. Distress of rural moderately well off society : Drinking water safety problem

    农村小康之痛&饮用水安全问题

  27. People start to feel well off , amid generally stable prices .

    由于物价普遍稳定,人们开始感觉到富足。

  28. I am well off for meeting a friend .

    我该走了,去见个朋友。

  29. Most of the colleges are pretty well off for computers .

    大多数学院都拥有许多计算机。

  30. He is quite well off , I hear .

    我听说他相当富裕。

  • 习语

adj.

be well off for sth

(某事物)充裕
to have enough of sth

We're well off for jobs around here (= there are many available).

我们这里工作机会很多。