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Definition of riches in English:

riches

plural noun ˈrɪtʃɪzˈrɪtʃɪz
  • 1Material wealth.

    财富,财产

    riches beyond their wildest dreams

    做梦都无法想像的财富。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This proves the point that wealth is not as good as work, nor riches as good as earnings.
    • His status as a friend of royalty undoubtedly earned him great wealth, riches and national prominence.
    • Setting up your own business is one of the best ways to get started on the road to riches and you don't have to be a Richard Branson-type either.
    • Someone in your position is unlikely to have hundreds of thousands to invest, so the road to riches will be a long one.
    • But it remains to be seen whether or not Khan will be able to resist the lure of riches for long enough to win his gold medal in three and a half years time.
    • A record number in the list made their riches from land and property, up five from the previous year.
    • But whatever this is, it is not an example of riches earned by writing.
    • He did so driven by passion rather than dreams of fortune and riches.
    • Together they have added to their riches by investing in property.
    • His skills have brought him adulation and riches beyond belief.
    • But though the conquests brought riches, they also brought grave problems.
    • He also needs the money, for the glamour and riches of, say, Formula One or even the upper echelons of bike racing, are beyond him.
    • The public saw this as a chance to join in the capitalist race for riches, but the scheme collapsed taking the savings of the gullible with it.
    • More than ever, it seems, we need proof that material riches can't buy love and contentment.
    • He had only £2.75 in his pocket but now he has riches beyond his wildest dreams.
    • Imagine going out to dinner with a charming man who promises you riches and glory beyond your wildest dreams.
    • Materialistic types can turn the page because there are no riches awaiting the winner.
    • It does not bring riches in the immediate present, but it does bring wealth in the future.
    • Many frittered away their riches or became entangled in wealth-sapping legal disputes.
    • He has achieved it without sponsorship, riches or public acclaim.
    Synonyms
    money, wealth, finance(s), funds, cash, hard cash, (filthy) lucre, wherewithal, means, assets, liquid assets, capital, resources, reserves, deep pockets
    opulence, gold, property, treasure, affluence, substance, prosperity
    informal dough, bread, loot, the ready, readies, shekels, moolah, the necessary, boodle, dibs, gelt, ducats, rhino, gravy, scratch, stuff, oof
    British informal dosh, brass, lolly, spondulicks, wonga, ackers
    North American informal greenbacks, simoleons, bucks, jack, mazuma, dinero
    Australian/New Zealand informal Oscar
    informal, dated splosh, green, tin
    British dated l.s.d.
    North American informal, dated kale, rocks, shinplasters
    archaic pelf
    1. 1.1 Valuable or abundant resources.
      宝贵的自然资源
      the riches of the world's waters

      全世界水域中的宝贵资源。

      the riches of the Serbian oral tradition

      〈喻〉塞尔维亚丰富的口述传说。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Niger Delta residents are among the poorest in Nigeria, despite the riches pumped from their soil.
      • All of these masterpieces are in the same - first - room, so you can imagine the riches of the total exhibition.
      • Nevertheless, for all its riches Apocalypse Now was fundamentally flawed by its resolution.
      • And I have no doubt that my father was singing of his experiences that night - of all the riches life held for him.
      • He won a sizeable chunk of India, the land whose riches had triggered Europe's Age of Exploration.
      • So we have come to cash this check - a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
      • These spiritual blessings form a substantial part of Christ's riches.
      • This hypothesis contradicts the view that people fight to secure control over environmental riches.
      • I can gaze at Mexico City which has pulled in the riches of Mexico's interior, both in people and customs.
      • Yet the only real hope for the Sahrawis may now be the foreign oil companies competing to exploit the riches off the Atlantic seaboard.
      • Or is it one of those juicily promising titles that holds out the prospect of bizarre riches only to offer mediocrity?
      • Solid, intelligent performances all round, and a very good start to a project that promises more riches and insights to come.
      • Common to all the entries is the author's delight in the riches of our surviving heritage.
      • They realised that land further away might also have riches in them that would make Rome even more wealthy.
      • Sign up to Gary Price's excellent ResourceShelf to look at the riches available to you beyond Google.
      • Meanwhile the Europeans continue to benefit from the riches of Africa while claiming to be providing aid.
      • Perhaps these countries realize that because they also have natural riches they will be the USA's next target.
      • Elsewhere in his team he has an abundance of footballing riches at his disposal.
      • This chapter has dealt exclusively with Durkheim's first masterpiece, but it has not done justice to all its riches.
      • Pages xx to xxii of the Prologue provide an overview of the wealth of riches to follow.
      Synonyms
      resources, treasure(s), bounty, jewels, gems, valuables, masterpieces, pride, cornucopia

Origin

Middle English: variant (later interpreted as a plural form) of archaic richesse, from Old French richeise (from riche 'rich').

Definition of riches in US English:

riches

plural nounˈrɪtʃɪzˈriCHiz
  • 1Material wealth.

    财富,财产

    riches beyond their wildest dreams

    做梦都无法想像的财富。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It does not bring riches in the immediate present, but it does bring wealth in the future.
    • But though the conquests brought riches, they also brought grave problems.
    • He has achieved it without sponsorship, riches or public acclaim.
    • Someone in your position is unlikely to have hundreds of thousands to invest, so the road to riches will be a long one.
    • He did so driven by passion rather than dreams of fortune and riches.
    • The public saw this as a chance to join in the capitalist race for riches, but the scheme collapsed taking the savings of the gullible with it.
    • He also needs the money, for the glamour and riches of, say, Formula One or even the upper echelons of bike racing, are beyond him.
    • His status as a friend of royalty undoubtedly earned him great wealth, riches and national prominence.
    • Materialistic types can turn the page because there are no riches awaiting the winner.
    • More than ever, it seems, we need proof that material riches can't buy love and contentment.
    • Many frittered away their riches or became entangled in wealth-sapping legal disputes.
    • But it remains to be seen whether or not Khan will be able to resist the lure of riches for long enough to win his gold medal in three and a half years time.
    • This proves the point that wealth is not as good as work, nor riches as good as earnings.
    • Imagine going out to dinner with a charming man who promises you riches and glory beyond your wildest dreams.
    • But whatever this is, it is not an example of riches earned by writing.
    • Together they have added to their riches by investing in property.
    • A record number in the list made their riches from land and property, up five from the previous year.
    • Setting up your own business is one of the best ways to get started on the road to riches and you don't have to be a Richard Branson-type either.
    • He had only £2.75 in his pocket but now he has riches beyond his wildest dreams.
    • His skills have brought him adulation and riches beyond belief.
    Synonyms
    money, wealth, finance, finances, funds, cash, hard cash, lucre, filthy lucre, wherewithal, means, assets, liquid assets, capital, resources, reserves, deep pockets
    1. 1.1 Valuable natural resources.
      宝贵的自然资源
      the riches of the world's waters

      全世界水域中的宝贵资源。

      the riches of the Serbian oral tradition

      〈喻〉塞尔维亚丰富的口述传说。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Elsewhere in his team he has an abundance of footballing riches at his disposal.
      • Niger Delta residents are among the poorest in Nigeria, despite the riches pumped from their soil.
      • They realised that land further away might also have riches in them that would make Rome even more wealthy.
      • Or is it one of those juicily promising titles that holds out the prospect of bizarre riches only to offer mediocrity?
      • These spiritual blessings form a substantial part of Christ's riches.
      • And I have no doubt that my father was singing of his experiences that night - of all the riches life held for him.
      • Yet the only real hope for the Sahrawis may now be the foreign oil companies competing to exploit the riches off the Atlantic seaboard.
      • Nevertheless, for all its riches Apocalypse Now was fundamentally flawed by its resolution.
      • Perhaps these countries realize that because they also have natural riches they will be the USA's next target.
      • He won a sizeable chunk of India, the land whose riches had triggered Europe's Age of Exploration.
      • Sign up to Gary Price's excellent ResourceShelf to look at the riches available to you beyond Google.
      • Common to all the entries is the author's delight in the riches of our surviving heritage.
      • Meanwhile the Europeans continue to benefit from the riches of Africa while claiming to be providing aid.
      • This chapter has dealt exclusively with Durkheim's first masterpiece, but it has not done justice to all its riches.
      • All of these masterpieces are in the same - first - room, so you can imagine the riches of the total exhibition.
      • Solid, intelligent performances all round, and a very good start to a project that promises more riches and insights to come.
      • I can gaze at Mexico City which has pulled in the riches of Mexico's interior, both in people and customs.
      • So we have come to cash this check - a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
      • Pages xx to xxii of the Prologue provide an overview of the wealth of riches to follow.
      • This hypothesis contradicts the view that people fight to secure control over environmental riches.
      Synonyms
      resources, treasure, treasures, bounty, jewels, gems, valuables, masterpieces, pride, cornucopia

Origin

Middle English: variant (later interpreted as a plural form) of archaic richesse, from Old French richeise (from riche ‘rich’).

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