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

• 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。
• 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。
• Uncle George is well-heeled, but his wife won't let him spend money.
  乔治叔叔很富有，但是他的老婆不让他花钱。
• 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。
• When it came to catering to the needs of her well-heeled customers, I was always on call.
  “当它来满足的需要，她富有的客户，”我总是随叫随到。
• But they deal with well-heeled lobbies every day.
  但是他们每天都要与这些穿着考究的游说人员打交道。
• Currently, the U.S. and other well-heeled military powers use their high-end fighter jets to fly these routine missions.
  目前，美国及其他家底殷实的军事大国都是用自己的高端战机来完成这些日常任务。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。