•Obviously we're better off now we're both working.现在我们都工作，经济状况显然比以前好了。

•When his parents died, he found himself $100 000 better off (= he had $100 000 more than he had in the past).父母死后，他发现自己一下子多了十万美元的财产。

•He'd be better off working for a bigger company.若他在大一点的公司里工作，境况就会比较好。

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•The tax on fuel will not have a serious impact on the better-off.征收燃油税对经济宽裕的人影响不会很大。