well-heeled

英 [ˌwel ˈhiːld]

美 [ˌwel ˈhiːld]

adj.  有钱的;富有的

柯林斯词典

• 有钱的;富有的
  Someone who iswell-heeledis wealthy.

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-offwell-situatedwell-to-do

双语例句

• He said there's stiff competition from the United States, Australia and some European countries for the well-heeled crowd.
  来自美国、澳大利亚和欧洲一些其它国家的竞争相当激烈，它们同样非常欢迎这些富有的投资者。
• That is all right for well-heeled travellers, happy to have an alternative to flying.
  这对于富有的旅行者来说还不错，他们很高兴能有个代替飞机的备选方案。
• The St Germain district, like much of Paris, has been taken over by tourists and the well-heeled bourgeois, The thinkers are now scattered, both geographically and intellectually.
  圣日尔曼区就像巴黎的大多数地区一样，已被旅游观光的人和阔绰的有钱人给占据了。那些思想家们，不仅人散四方，精神上也分崩离析了。
• However, this is nota game that only the well-heeled can play.
  然而，这并不是只有富人才能参加的比赛。
• Retail-led schemes from Dumfries in Scotland to well-heeled Chester in Cheshire and Newport, Wales, have recently been put on hold by their developers.
  从苏格兰邓弗里斯，到富有的柴郡切斯特和威尔士纽波特，以零售为主导的商业地产计划最近已被开发商搁置。
• Would you like to have a famous author, prominent entrepreneur, or well-heeled venture capitalist in your network?
  你想在自己的社交网络中结识几个知名作家，杰出企业家，或是某个富有的风投资本家吗？
• The well-heeled people helped rebuild the countryside road.
  富人帮助重建了乡村的道路。
• The Corner Bookstore on Madison Avenue and93rd Street is one of several independent booksellers on the Upper East Side, a well-heeled neighborhood with undersung charms.
  位于麦迪逊大街和第93大街交汇处的“角落书店”是上东城这个富有的社区为数不多的几家独立书商之一。
• As for most organisations in the UN system, they are dysfunctional bureaucracies run for the benefit of the elites of poor countries and well-heeled consultants from rich countries.
  至于联合国体系中的多数组织，它们都是为穷国的精英和富国的有钱顾问服务的功能紊乱的官僚机构。
• Faced with a market in which even the relatively well-heeled find it tough to buy decent housing, Beijing residents seem likely to do a little roaring of their own.
  在北京这样一个即使是相对富裕的人也很难买套像样的房子的地方，北京居民看起来可能要独自怒吼了。