Tra từ rich - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rich [rich richer richest] BrE [rɪtʃ] NAmE [rɪtʃ] adjective (rich·er, rich·est)

WITH A LOT OF MONEY
1. having a lot of money or property
•one of the richest women in the world
• Nobody gets rich from writing nowadays.
• (slang)to be filthy/stinking (= extremely) rich
Opp: ↑poor
2. the richnoun plural people who have a lot of money or property
• It's a favourite resort for the rich and famous.
Opp: ↑poor
3. (of a country)producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard
•the richest countries/economies/nations
Opp: ↑poor

FULL OF VARIETY
4. very interesting and full of variety
•the region's rich history and culture
• She leads a rich and varied life.

CONTAINING/PROVIDING STH
5. ~ (in sth) (often in compounds)containing or providing a large supply of sth
• Oranges are rich in vitamin C.
• The area is rich in wildlife.
•His novels are a rich source of material for the movie industry.
•iron-rich rocks
Opp: ↑poor

FOOD
6. containing a lot of fat, butter, eggs, etc. and making you feel full quickly
•a rich creamy sauce
•a rich chocolate cake

SOIL
7. containing the substances that make it good for growing plants in
Syn: ↑fertile
•a rich well-drained soil
Opp: ↑poor

COLOURS/SOUNDS
8. (of colours, sounds, smells and tastes)strong or deep; very beautiful or pleasing
•rich dark reds

EXPENSIVE
9. (literary)expensive and beautiful
Syn: ↑sumptuous
•The rooms were decorated with rich fabrics.

CRITICISM
10. (informal, especially BrE)used to say that a criticism sb makes is surprising and not reasonable, because they have the same fault
•Me? Lazy? That's rich, coming from you!
compare ↑richness
see strike it rich at ↑strike _v.

Word Origin:
Old English rīce ‘powerful, wealthy’, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch rijk and German reich; ultimately from Celtic; reinforced in Middle English by Old French riche ‘rich, powerful’.

Thesaurus:
rich adj.
•She is one of the richest women in the world.
wealthy • • well off • • prosperous • • affluent • • comfortable • |informal loaded • |sometimes disapproving privileged •
Opp: poor
a/an rich/wealthy/well off/prosperous/affluent/privileged family
a/an rich/wealthy/well off/prosperous man/woman
a/an rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city/suburb
Rich or wealthy? RIch is more frequent than wealthy and can be used in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot:
•a resort for the rich and famous
✗ a resort for the wealthy and famous

Synonyms:
rich
wealthy • prosperous • affluent • well off • comfortable
These words all describe sb/sth that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.
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
wealthy • rich
rich or wealthy?
There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and can be used in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot: He's stinking/filthy wealthy. ◇ It's a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous.
prosperous • (rather formal) rich and successful.
affluent • (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living: ▪ affluent Western countries
prosperous or 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 often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing: ▪ It's good to see you looking so prosperous. ◇ It's good to see you looking so affluent.
well off • (often used in negative sentences) rich: ▪ His family is not very well off.
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.
comfortable • having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost: ▪ They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable.
a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well-off family
a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/well-off man/woman
a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city

Example Bank:
•It was mean of her only to give £1— she's filthy rich, you know.
•Me? Lazy? That's a bit rich coming from you.
•The sun-dried tomatoes give the dish a wonderfully rich flavour.
•The wine gives the dish a wonderfully rich aroma.
•This discovery never made her rich.
•a culturally rich nation
•a newly rich businessman
•people who want to get rich quickly
•the exceptionally rich fishing grounds of the North Pacific
•Doughty's genius made him fabulously rich but he never changed his style of life.
•He's stinking/filthy rich.
•Her rich contralto voice filled the concert hall.
•Rich countries can afford to spend more on the environment.
•She's one of the richest women in the world.
•The colour of the flower is a rich deep red.
•The system still favours the economies of richer nations.
•Very few people get rich from writing nowadays.
•rich farming land
•the rich sound of the organ
•the rich tones of autumn