rich

[US]/rɪtʃ/
[UK]/rɪtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. affluent; fertile; expensive

Phrases & Collocations

rich in

rich experience

rich man

get rich

rich color

rich soil

rich gas

rich food

new rich

rich ore

rich media

rich wine

the newly rich

fuel rich

rich harvest

rich mixture

strike it rich

Example Sentences

the rich and the poor

This is a rich present.

a rich brown colour.

the museum is rich in exhibits.

a rich tenor voice.

a rich brown velvet.

That's an area rich in ores.

The whale is rich in blubber.

a rich industrialist

Real-world Examples

The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

Source: BBC News Vocabulary

I thought it was just too rich not to write.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

They're rich, but they don't know why.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

[C] easing the hostility between rich and poor.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

So are you filthy rich or stinking rich?

Source: the chair

All of which makes the data much, much richer.

Source: Connection Magazine

A) ;;The rich will become richer and the poor poorer.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

It's rich in minerals and fish.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

So here, companies are robbing the poor to benefit the rich.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 4

He added that workers should benefit from carmakers' riches.

Source: This month VOA Special English

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