英语词汇“prosperous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a prosperous American businessman
After the war, Germany became one of Europe's most prosperous countries.
Deng was the son of a prosperous landowner.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Although these were prosperous years, disposable income of individuals increased by only about 2 I percent.
Corinth's peculiar position created two prosperous harbours, Lechaion in the west- and Kenchreai in the east.
His father was a prosperous woollen-draper and former mayor of Maidstone.
I am proud to report that the condition of the country as a whole is prosperous.
In the region's most prosperous countries, it is doubling every four to six months.
It is the middle class that can truly make a nation prosperous and strong.
Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year to you all.
The impoverished crossed in steerage for fifty dollars; the prosperous strolled first-class decks and drank champagne at captains' tables.

THESAURUS► rich

having a lot of money – used about people and places: · She married a rich Greek shipowner.· one of the world’s richest nations

► wealthy

rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time: · wealthy landowners· Orange County is a very wealthy area.· a 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: · today’s affluent society· affluent young professionals· an affluent suburb of Boston

► prosperous

formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business: · Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.· prosperous merchants and bankers

► well-off

fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably: · Her parents are pretty well-off.· children 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: · Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.· The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.

► privileged

having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society: · He comes from a privileged background.· The sport was only played by a privileged few.

► comfortably off

[not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money: · I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.

► be rolling in it/be loaded

informal to be extremely rich: · They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.· Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.

Longman Language Activatorhaving a lot of money or possessions► rich

· Her new boyfriend is very good-looking and very rich.· You have to be rich to afford anything in this shop.· The rich countries of the world have promised more aid for developing countries.· Every year "Fortune" magazine publishes a list of the 100 richest people in America.

► wealthy

rich, especially through owning land, property, or valuable possessions over a long period of time: · She comes from a wealthy family, who own houses in London and Paris.· The new taxes were aimed at the largest and wealthiest corporations.· You would never have guessed from meeting him how immensely wealthy he was.

► well off

having more money than most people, so that you have a comfortable and easy life: · They were sufficiently well off to buy their own apartment.relatively/reasonably well off: · a relatively well off familybetter off: · The government claim that people are better off now than they have ever been.

► well-to-do

rich and respected because you have a fairly high position in society: well-to-do family/background: · He wants to find a husband from a well-to-do background for his daughter.· Surprisingly, police statistics show that many of these thefts were carried out by people from well-to-do families.well-to-do area/neighbourhood: · Educational facilities are best in the more well-to-do residential areas.

► affluent

having a lot of money, especially as a result of your own hard work - use this when talking about people in a particular country or group in society: · As people become more affluent, so their standard and style of living improves.affluent suburb: · We drove through affluent suburbs with large houses and tree-lined streets.affluent society: · Consumer goods are a symbol of prestige in an affluent society.

► prosperous

having a lot of money and a high standard of living, especially as a result of being successful in business: · a prosperous American businessman· After the war, Germany became one of Europe's most prosperous countries.

► be comfortably off

to have enough money to live comfortably without worrying about money: · When the children were small we never had much money, but now we seem to be comfortably off.

► comfortable

having enough money to live comfortably without worrying about money - use this about people or their financial situation: · My wife and I are very lucky, really, we're comfortable, even though we're both retired.have a comfortable life: · They've had a much more comfortable life since she started her new job.in comfortable circumstances: · He had supposed Mrs Mack to have been in comfortable circumstances, so he was surprised when he saw her tiny apartment.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► less

· Bath, beautiful as ever, is less prosperous than it was.· The middle classes, who used to be the backbone of the regime, are becoming less prosperous.· Its only hope of meeting targets was to purchase the right to pollute from less prosperous nations.

► more

· That alone will provide the resources that are essential if we are to build a steadily more prosperous society.· To recover, psychologically, it was not enough to become more prosperous than ever.· The North-East is much more prosperous than ten years ago.· Migration, for example, may be an enforced personal tragedy following persecution or a voluntary choice for a more prosperous life.· Perhaps she does not realise that that is a characteristic of people becoming more prosperous.· Money you could have used to make your future, and that of all your employees, more secure and more prosperous.· Before the war it was reserved for Budapest's more prosperous citizens.· Now that we are a little more prosperous, the habit of bringing a bottle seems to have dropped off.

► most

· I remind the Minister that Gateshead is far from being one of Britain's most prosperous towns.· They've become one of the world's most prosperous nations by engineering their flood-risks to an acceptably low level.· The company has also chosen the most prosperous and diversified of all the Windward Islands.· Du sseldorf, by contrast, is one of the most prosperous cities in the country's western zone.· In the region's most prosperous countries, it is doubling every four to six months.· What had once been the greatest and most prosperous of Elf realms had effectively ceased to be.· Firstly, the Angevin government in Aquitaine commanded the support of the most prosperous and populated towns.· His most prosperous theme is that the frustration is damaging his health.

► relatively

· All study practices were in relatively prosperous areas: none was in receipt of a deprivation allowance.· Other surveys, including those carried out in relatively prosperous areas such as Bristol made similar estimates.· For a relatively prosperous family, spending on cooking probably drops to less than 5 percent of the annual income.· Despite the economic problems and some unrelated political problems of the 1960s, the country remained a relatively prosperous one.

NOUN► area

· Similarly, in the North there are prosperous areas within otherwise depressed regions.· Other surveys, including those carried out in relatively prosperous areas such as Bristol made similar estimates.· Regional policies designed to promote employment sought to maintain population levels in the less prosperous areas by curbing voluntary out-migration.

► country

· In the region's most prosperous countries, it is doubling every four to six months.· It's a medium-sized, prosperous country town.

► future

· Above all, I want to help my farmer constituents towards a prosperous future.· Your Board and employees at all levels send you our very best wishes for a prosperous future with Palatine.· Only then will my family-and my country-have any chance of a peaceful and prosperous future.

► town

· I remind the Minister that Gateshead is far from being one of Britain's most prosperous towns.· Male speaker It's precisely prosperous towns like Wallingford which are suffering from the recession.

单词	prosperous
释义	prosperouspros‧per‧ous /ˈprɒspərəs $ ˈprɑː-/ ●○○ adjective formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a prosperous American businessman After the war, Germany became one of Europe's most prosperous countries. Deng was the son of a prosperous landowner. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Although these were prosperous years, disposable income of individuals increased by only about 2 I percent. Corinth's peculiar position created two prosperous harbours, Lechaion in the west- and Kenchreai in the east. His father was a prosperous woollen-draper and former mayor of Maidstone. I am proud to report that the condition of the country as a whole is prosperous. In the region's most prosperous countries, it is doubling every four to six months. It is the middle class that can truly make a nation prosperous and strong. Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year to you all. The impoverished crossed in steerage for fifty dollars; the prosperous strolled first-class decks and drank champagne at captains' tables. Thesaurus THESAURUS► rich having a lot of money – used about people and places: · She married a rich Greek shipowner.· one of the world’s richest nations ► wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time: · wealthy landowners· Orange County is a very wealthy area.· a 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: · today’s affluent society· affluent young professionals· an affluent suburb of Boston ► prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business: · Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.· prosperous merchants and bankers ► well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably: · Her parents are pretty well-off.· children 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: · Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.· The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work. ► privileged having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society: · He comes from a privileged background.· The sport was only played by a privileged few. ► comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money: · I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off. ► be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich: · They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.· Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now. Longman Language Activatorhaving a lot of money or possessions► rich · Her new boyfriend is very good-looking and very rich.· You have to be rich to afford anything in this shop.· The rich countries of the world have promised more aid for developing countries.· Every year "Fortune" magazine publishes a list of the 100 richest people in America. ► wealthy rich, especially through owning land, property, or valuable possessions over a long period of time: · She comes from a wealthy family, who own houses in London and Paris.· The new taxes were aimed at the largest and wealthiest corporations.· You would never have guessed from meeting him how immensely wealthy he was. ► well off having more money than most people, so that you have a comfortable and easy life: · They were sufficiently well off to buy their own apartment.relatively/reasonably well off: · a relatively well off familybetter off: · The government claim that people are better off now than they have ever been. ► well-to-do rich and respected because you have a fairly high position in society: well-to-do family/background: · He wants to find a husband from a well-to-do background for his daughter.· Surprisingly, police statistics show that many of these thefts were carried out by people from well-to-do families.well-to-do area/neighbourhood: · Educational facilities are best in the more well-to-do residential areas. ► affluent having a lot of money, especially as a result of your own hard work - use this when talking about people in a particular country or group in society: · As people become more affluent, so their standard and style of living improves.affluent suburb: · We drove through affluent suburbs with large houses and tree-lined streets.affluent society: · Consumer goods are a symbol of prestige in an affluent society. ► prosperous having a lot of money and a high standard of living, especially as a result of being successful in business: · a prosperous American businessman· After the war, Germany became one of Europe's most prosperous countries. ► be comfortably off to have enough money to live comfortably without worrying about money: · When the children were small we never had much money, but now we seem to be comfortably off. ► comfortable having enough money to live comfortably without worrying about money - use this about people or their financial situation: · My wife and I are very lucky, really, we're comfortable, even though we're both retired.have a comfortable life: · They've had a much more comfortable life since she started her new job.in comfortable circumstances: · He had supposed Mrs Mack to have been in comfortable circumstances, so he was surprised when he saw her tiny apartment. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► less · Bath, beautiful as ever, is less prosperous than it was.· The middle classes, who used to be the backbone of the regime, are becoming less prosperous.· Its only hope of meeting targets was to purchase the right to pollute from less prosperous nations. ► more · That alone will provide the resources that are essential if we are to build a steadily more prosperous society.· To recover, psychologically, it was not enough to become more prosperous than ever.· The North-East is much more prosperous than ten years ago.· Migration, for example, may be an enforced personal tragedy following persecution or a voluntary choice for a more prosperous life.· Perhaps she does not realise that that is a characteristic of people becoming more prosperous.· Money you could have used to make your future, and that of all your employees, more secure and more prosperous.· Before the war it was reserved for Budapest's more prosperous citizens.· Now that we are a little more prosperous, the habit of bringing a bottle seems to have dropped off. ► most · I remind the Minister that Gateshead is far from being one of Britain's most prosperous towns.· They've become one of the world's most prosperous nations by engineering their flood-risks to an acceptably low level.· The company has also chosen the most prosperous and diversified of all the Windward Islands.· Du sseldorf, by contrast, is one of the most prosperous cities in the country's western zone.· In the region's most prosperous countries, it is doubling every four to six months.· What had once been the greatest and most prosperous of Elf realms had effectively ceased to be.· Firstly, the Angevin government in Aquitaine commanded the support of the most prosperous and populated towns.· His most prosperous theme is that the frustration is damaging his health. ► relatively · All study practices were in relatively prosperous areas: none was in receipt of a deprivation allowance.· Other surveys, including those carried out in relatively prosperous areas such as Bristol made similar estimates.· For a relatively prosperous family, spending on cooking probably drops to less than 5 percent of the annual income.· Despite the economic problems and some unrelated political problems of the 1960s, the country remained a relatively prosperous one. NOUN► area · Similarly, in the North there are prosperous areas within otherwise depressed regions.· Other surveys, including those carried out in relatively prosperous areas such as Bristol made similar estimates.· Regional policies designed to promote employment sought to maintain population levels in the less prosperous areas by curbing voluntary out-migration. ► country · In the region's most prosperous countries, it is doubling every four to six months.· It's a medium-sized, prosperous country town. ► future · Above all, I want to help my farmer constituents towards a prosperous future.· Your Board and employees at all levels send you our very best wishes for a prosperous future with Palatine.· Only then will my family-and my country-have any chance of a peaceful and prosperous future. ► town · I remind the Minister that Gateshead is far from being one of Britain's most prosperous towns.· Male speaker It's precisely prosperous towns like Wallingford which are suffering from the recession. rich and successful: a prosperous landowner► see thesaurus at richRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say rich or well-off rather than prosperous:· well-off neighborhoods such as Lakeview
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