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单词 riches
释义
riches
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n

Use the word riches when you're talking about wealth, including money, treasures, and expensive belongings. Most people who buy lottery tickets dream of winning riches.
Occasionally, someone who's born into poverty will grow up to earn riches through hard work and a lot of luck — but more often, people inherit their riches from wealthy relatives. You can also use riches in a figurative way, for something bountiful or profuse: "Let's go to the farmers market and see what riches are available!" Riches was originally richesse, a singular word that was misinterpreted as being plural.
WORD FAMILY
riches: richess
USAGE EXAMPLES
The riches were also unevenly spread in Hollywood.
New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)
But amid these relative riches, Arsenal must not forget Olivier Giroud.
The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016)
I was grateful to do so in Washington, where our neighborhoods continue to reveal the riches that immigrants bring to America.
Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016)
n an abundance of material possessions and resources
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
wealth
gold
great wealth
hoarded wealth, treasure
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
fortune
a large amount of wealth or prosperity
valuable
something of value
king's ransom
a very large treasure
treasure trove, trove
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
material resource
assets in the form of material possessions
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