better off
adjective
be better off
■to have more money than you had in the past or more money than most other people 经济状况较以前（或较大多数人）好•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。 ■to be in a better situation, if or after something happens 境况更好•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。
plural noun
the better-off
■people who have more money than most others 经济宽裕的人•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。 |