better off
adjective
uk/ˈbet.ər ˌɒf/us/ˈbet̬.ɚ ˌɑːf/be better off
to have moremoneythan you had in the past or moremoneythan most otherpeople:
经济状况较以前（或较大多数人）好Obviously we'rebetteroff now that we're bothworking.现在我俩都工作，经济状况显然比以前好了。
When hisparentsdied, hefoundhimself $100,000betteroff(= he had $100,000 more than before).父母死后，他发现自己一下子多了10万美元的财产。
having a lot of money
- richShe's one of the richest women in the country.
- wealthyOliver's parents are very wealthy.
- well offAfter years of working hard, we are now quite well off.
- loadedThey don't have any money worries - they're loaded.
- flushHe's flush with cash.
to be in abettersituation, if or after somethinghappens:
境况更好He'd bebetteroffworkingfor abiggercompany.若给大点儿的公司干活，他的境况就会好些。
Rich and wealthy
- affluence
- bankability
- bankable
- bazillionaire
- be rolling in itidiom
- be stinking richidiom
- born with a silver spoon inyourmouthidiom
- clover
- comfortably
- creditworthy
- fat
- get-rich-quick
- moneyed
- not be short of a bob or twoidiom
- prosperity
- purchasing power
- self-supporting
- strike
- strike goldidiom
- wealthy
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Good, better and best
better off
noun[plural]
uk/ˈbet.ər ˌɒf/us/ˈbet̬.ɚ ˌɑːf/the better off
peoplewho have moremoneythan mostothers:
经济宽裕的人The newtaxwill not have aseriousimpacton thebetteroff.新征收的税对经济宽裕的人影响不会很大。
Rich people
- baller
- beautiful
- champagne socialist
- deb
- elite
- gilded
- laird
- magnate
- millionairess
- moneybags
- multi-millionairess
- multibillionaire
- preppy
- scion
- socialite
- squattocracy
- squillionaire
- the beautiful peopleidiom
- the jet set
- yuppify