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a large amount of money, property, etc. that a person or country owns 钱财；财产；财物；财富 the desire to gain wealth and power 获得财富和权力的欲望 He has pledged to redistribute the country's vast oil wealth. 他承诺重新分配该国巨大的石油财富。 Their aim is to keep taxes low enough to encourage wealth creation. 他们的目标是保持足够低的税收来鼓励财富创造。 a person of wealth and influence 有钱有势的人 The purpose of industry is to create wealth. 勤劳的目的是致富。 His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million. 他个人的财产估计为 1 亿美元左右。 the distribution of wealth in Britain 英国财富的分配
CollocationsFinance Finance 财务 Income 收入 - earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 - acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 - build up funds/savings
积累资金／存款 - get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
得到／（给某人）留下遗产 - live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 - get/receive/draw/collect a pension
领取养老金 - depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出 - spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 - invest/put your savings in…
投资／把储蓄金用于… - throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 - lose your money/inheritance/pension
失去钱财／遗产／养老金 - use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
把储蓄用光 - pay (in) cash
用现金支付 - use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 - change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行 - have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 - credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 - deposit money/funds in your account
往账户里存钱／存入资金 - withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 - (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
存款；取款 - find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
找到／去／使用自动提款机 - be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支 - use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance 个人理财 - manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 - plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 - offer/extend credit (to somebody)
（给某人）提供贷款 - arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
商定／获得贷款／透支额 - pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
偿还钱／贷款／债务 - pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难 - get into debt/financial difficulties
陷入债务／财务困难 - be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
缺钱 - run out of/owe money
钱用光了；欠钱 - face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 - can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 - fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 - incur/run up/accumulate debts
带来／积欠／累积债务 - tackle/reduce/settle your debts
处理／减少／付清债务
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2He has no family with whom he can share his wealth. 他没有家人可以共享自己的财富。 He lost his wealth through poor investment. 他因投资不当而赔上了自己的财产。 He's never flaunted his wealth. 他从不炫耀自己的财富。 It is a country of fabulous wealth. 这是一个非常富有的国家。 Rising employment and household wealth are bolstering spending. 就业率和家庭财富的上升支撑着消费。 She enjoys enormous wealth and material pleasures. 她拥有巨大的财富和物质享乐。 She is a woman of untold wealth. 她是一个财富难以估量的女人。 She wants to protect their new-found wealth. 她想要保护他们新获得的财富。 The average family increased its net wealth by 50% between 1989 and 2001. 1989 年至 2001 年间，家庭平均净财富增加了 50%。 a redistribution of wealth through taxation 通过税收实现的财富再分配 a tax on inherited wealth 继承财产税 the accumulated wealth from his business 他做生意积累起来的财富 the great oil wealth of the region 该地区丰富的石油资源 the kind of capital that generates new wealth 那种能创造新财富的资本 the pursuit of instant wealth 对暴富的追求 the total wealth of the global economy 全球经济总财富 She called for a redistribution of wealth and power in society. 她呼吁对社会的财富和权力进行重新分配。 There will undoubtedly be new taxes on corporate wealth. 毫无疑问，将对企业财富征收新税。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- fabulous
- …
- have
- possess
- accumulate
- …
- a distribution of wealth
- a redistribution of wealth
- [uncountable]
the state of being rich 富有；富裕；富足 Good education often depends on wealth. 良好的教育经常依靠良好的经济条件。 The new rich elite publicly flaunted their wealth. 新富精英公开炫富。 - wealth of somebody/something
the relative wealth of the nation 这个国家的相对富有
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- fabulous
- …
- have
- possess
- accumulate
- …
- a distribution of wealth
- a redistribution of wealth
- [singular] wealth of something
a large amount of something 大量；丰富；众多；充裕 The website provides a wealth of information. 该网站提供大量的信息。 The new manager brings a great wealth of experience to the job. 新任经理为这项工作带来了丰富的经验。
Extra ExamplesSwitzerland has an enormous wealth of beautiful old buildings. 瑞士有无数美丽的老房子。 This chapter contains a wealth of information in a very concise form. 本章虽然简明扼要，信息量却很大。 The country's strong economy was built on its mineral wealth. 这个国家强大的经济是建立在丰富的矿藏基础上的。 The region possesses a vast natural wealth, particularly of timber. 这个地区拥有大量的自然资源，木材资源尤其丰富。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- immense
- …
- have
- offer
- provide
- …
- of … wealth
compare richness
Word OriginMiddle English welthe, from well ‘good’ or weal ‘for the best of someone/something’, on the pattern of health.