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

• The shop attracted a loyal and large following among the well-heeled with its personal service.
  这家商店以自己的优质服务在有钱人中吸引了一大批忠实的客户。
• These well-heeled foreigners cannot support the entire market, however, and the future is not bright.
  不过，这些富有的外国人无法支撑整个市场，未来并不乐观。
• 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。
• Ask a well-heeled Chinese lady about her new handbag and she is quite likely to point out that she bought it in Paris.
  问一位穿着高脚靴的中国女士关于她的手包，她很高兴得指出那是她在巴黎买的。
• 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。
• Even among the well-heeled Davos audience, Ms Lagarde drew applause.
  甚至连富有的达沃斯听众都对拉加德报以掌声。
• 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。
• Well-heeled Chinese expectant mothers head to the US before delivery to get citizenships for their new babies.
  富有的中国准妈妈在生产前奔赴美国，以便为孩子争取到美国公民身份。
• One bank in Kazakhstan offered a diamond-encrusted credit card for well-heeled clients with incomes over$ 300,000.
  哈萨克斯坦一家银行为收入超过30万美元的富豪客户提供镶有钻石的信用卡。