something that is long and
narrow in shape A 4ft $9; -fcfriJAlS: The road was a ribbon
of moonlight &ji;Titn|W] 0 (BrE) Ribbon developments
(= lines of buildings) extended along the main
road.
—
$ W & ?Gr # A J& # JH o 3 [C] a ribbon in special
colours, or tied in a special way, that is given to sb
as a prize or as a military honour, or that is worn by sb to show that they
belong to a particular political party A; M A —compare rosette(I) 4 [C] a long strip of material containing ink that
you put into typewriters and some
computer printers ( tTAI/li&fT£pl/l61) ) feA IHTTil cut/tear, etc. sth to ’ribbons to cut/tear, etc. sth
very badly ( ) IrtltfWfi?,
‘ribbon development noun [c, u] {BrE, technical A A) houses that are built along a main road
leading out of a village or town; the building of houses in this position
mk
‘ribbon lake noun {technical A ill) a long narrow
wm
rib-cage /’ribkeid3/ noun the structure of curved bones, (called ribs), that surrounds and protects the
chest Hfcjfp
—
picture o body
‘rib-eye (also ,rib-eye ’steak) noun a piece of beef which is cut from outside
the ribs AMWl^; MWAJ# ribo
‘rib-tickler noun {informal) a funny joke or story =£ij!r;
► rib-tickling adj. rice 0-w /rais/ noun [U]
short, narrow white or brown grain grown on wet land
in hot countries as food; the plant that produces this grain A A; f§ A ; M : a grain of rice
— %±L A A 0 boiled/steamed/fried
rice A
A $3 ; M t§. ; t§. 0
long-/short-grain rice i£ / @ $/ fS A o brown rice (= without its outer
covering removed) til A 0 rice paddies (= rice fields)
—picture o cereal
SYNONYMS
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rich
wealthy ♦ prosperous ♦
affluent ♦ well off ♦ comfortable
These words all describe sb/sth that has a lot of
money, property or valuable possessions. XX±# isj#Jif] XXAW
rich (of a person) having a
lot of money, property or valuable possessions; (of a country or city)
producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high
standard % ( A ) Mm,
(
Mil
m) ©jiiftv Mm wealthy rich
RICH OR WEALTHY? rich && wealthy ?
There is no real difference in meaning between these
two words. Both aie very frequent, but rich is more frequent
and occurs in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot. ±j£Wi^£;tA±A;^JI'l4K&|j,
Mini #m%, AMrichHm
wealthy j/l'J A ft: He’s stinking/filtby wealthy-.- o -Ws-a favourite
resort for the wealthy and famous.
prosperous {rather format) rich and successful
PA llTtlfiA ABT-fft
affluent {rather format) rich and with a good standard of living affluent Western
countries
ffiAM
PROSPEROUS OR AFFLUENT? prosperous JEJt affluent ?
Both prosperous and affluent are used
to talk about people and places. Prosperous is used much more than affluent
to talk about times and periods. Affluent is
rice-paper /’raispeipa(r)/ noun [U] a type of very
thin paper made from tropical plants, used as a base for some types of cake AAIMWfeWiMi'fc, #
mw&m)
,rice ‘pudding noun [U, C] a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from rice cooked with
milk and sugar A A AT
rich tHf /ritj7 adj. (rich-er, rich-est)
—
WITH A LOT OF MONEY 1 having a lot of money or property H ^H A
: one of the richest
women in the world #1A A “ 0 Nobody gets rich from writing nowadays. tU 4"$:W Atc
H Wijfe3k M
<, 0 {slang) to be
filthy/stinking (= extremely) rich
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poor 2 the rich noun [pi.] people who have
a lot of money or property |A; W $5 A: It’s a favourite
resort for the rich and famous. £ ifil
HII 2ft
EQ2 the poor 3 (of a country gM) producing a lot of
wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard H fS; (ft; Mtjttf}: the richest
countries/economies/nations MM'kffiMM
/ / S
M GEQpoor
—
FULL OF VARIETY j- ,v, A > 4 very interesting and full
of variety A A W M the region’s rich
history and culture 0 She
leads a rich and varied
life. o
—
CONTAIN ING/PROVI DING STH A f] ; A A 5 ~ (in sth)
(often in compounds A 4^ ll 3t pf ill) containing or
providing a large supply of sth AiAW
( ) :
Oranges are rich in vitamin C.
0 The area is rich in
wildlife.
0 o His novels are a rich
source of material for the movie industry. {M/JuftA AikMtfo o
iron-rich rocks GEHpoor
—
FOOD A ^J 6 containing a lot of fat, butter, eggs, etc.
and making you feel full
quickly yftM&T
0. rich
creamy sauce 0 a rich chocolate cake
—
SOIL h J| 7 containing the
substances that make it good for growing plants in HE A ; A A BH3 fertile : a rich well-drained soil A A 14if?
61) A ± GEQpoor
—
COLOURS/SOUNDS -fe % ; A f 8 (of colours, sounds,
often used to contrast rich
people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always
seen as a good thing. * prosperous ftl affluent Atflf&Afo
prosperous g; affluent jgAfflaffluent AfSTAll4±£6mg*f tb,
prosperous JW&MII Aif?A: It’s good to see you looking so prosperous. #fij 0 It’s good to see you
looking so affluent.
well off (often used in
negative sentences) rich (
A ) la'M. ?rtl: His family is not very well off. ITPIifl The opposite of well
off
is badly off, but
this is not very frequent; it is more common to say that sb is not well off. * well off 6lJ AX iH A badly off, {HAtffi; not well
offQ
comfortable having enough money to
buy what you want without worrying about the cost fHMffi,
They’re not millionaires, but
they’re certainly very comfortable. MlEft, Mlfo
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to become/grow/make sb rich/wealthy/prosperous
■
to get rich
■
a(n)
rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well-off/ comfortable man/woman/family
■
a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city
m exceedingly/extremely/incredibly/very
rich/
wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well off/comfortable m seriously rich/wealthy
m comparatively/fairly/quite/reasonably/relatively
rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well off/comfortable