well-to-do
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌwell-to-ˈdo adjective 1 RICHrich and with a high social position 富有的，有钱有地位的 well-to-do families 有钱人家► see thesaurus at rich2. the well-to-do RICHpeople who are rich 富人
Examples from the Corpus
well-to-do• The Westons were now well-to-do, and there was no necessity for work, either of a lawful or unlawful kind.• San Giovanni seems to have been the well-to-do area, as one would expect, since it included the cathedral.• He wants to find a husband from a well-to-do background for his daughter.• A lot of our well-to-do customers liked it blue.• Surprisingly, police statistics show that many of these thefts were carried out by people from well-to-do families.• Although her father was a well-to-do market trader, his wealth was modest by comparison with that of the new jet-set.• The less well-to-do may encourage early marriage and give priority to settling down to stable family life.• The children of well-to-do parents do much better than the children of poorer parents -- just as they do here.• Fedorov must be at least well-to-do, probably rich.• Educational facilities are best in the more well-to-do residential areas.• He would spend all his time with well-to-do society people, though he hadn't got their sort of money.• a well-to-do suburb• a well-to-do young womanˌwell-to-ˈdo adjectiveChineseSyllable
with and a Corpus position rich social high
well-to-do
ˌwell-to-ˈdo
adjective
1. rich and with a high social position:
well-to-do families
2. the well-to-do people who are rich
▪ rich having a lot of money – used about people and places: She married a rich Greek shipowner. | one of the world’s richest nations
▪wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time: wealthy landowners | Orange County is a very wealthy area. | a wealthy Arab businessman
▪affluent formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions: today’s affluent society | affluent young professionals | an affluent suburb of Boston
▪prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business: Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south. | prosperous merchants and bankers
▪well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably: Her parents are pretty well-off. | children from well-off families
▪well-to-do written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society: Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university. | The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
▪privileged having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society: He comes from a privileged background. | The sport was only played by a privileged few.
▪comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money: I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
▪be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich: They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it. | Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.
ˌwell-to-ˈdo
adjective1. rich and with a high social position:
2. the well-to-do people who are rich
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