1. U 财产，财富　 (possession of a) large amount of money, property, etc.; riches
2. S 大量，众多，丰富　 large amount or number of sth; abundance of sth

　accumulate ～　积聚财富
　achieve ～　发财
　acquire ～　获得财富
　add to ～　增加财富
　amass ～　积聚财富
　attain ～　获得财富
　court ～　追求财富
　dissipate ～　挥霍钱财
　enjoy ～　享有财富
　exhaust ～　耗尽财富
　gain ～　获得财富
　gauge sb's ～　估计某人的财富
　govern ～　理财
　obtain ～　获得财富
　possess ～　拥有财富
　seek after ～　追求财富
　colossal ～　巨大的财富
　enormous ～　巨大的财富
　fabulous ～　巨额财富
　hereditary ～　世袭财产
　immense ～　巨大的财富
　inherited ～　继承的财产
　mineral ～　矿物资词/cn>
　natural ～　自然资词/cn>
　vast ～　巨大的财富

介词+～

　live in great ～　过非常富裕的生活
　roll in ～　异常富有
　a period of ～　繁荣时期

～+介词

　a ～ of　大量的，丰富的
　a ～ of experience　丰富的经验
　a ～ of information　大量的信息
　a ～ of learning　丰富的学识
　the ～ of society　社会财富

　Nobody knew how she had acquired her wealth.　谁也不知道她的财产是怎么来的。
　Wealth had not brought them happiness.　他们的财富并没有给他们带来幸福。
　His wealth gives him a great pull.　他的财富对他极有帮助。
　The country's wealth is based on trade.　这个国家的财源主要来自贸易方面。
　He was charged with using his position to accumulate wealth.　他被指控利用地位来敛财。
　He is a man of great wealth.　他是个大款。
　The family always lived in great wealth.　那一家过去总是生活阔绰。

 ♣ a wealth of
　大量的，丰富的　large amount of sth
　A wealth of examples are given.　举了大量的例子。
　There's a wealth of oil in this well.　这口井储油丰富。
　She has a wealth of knowledge about China.　她对中国很了解。

 ♣ wealth, means, resources, riches
　参见resource条。

　他给了我一本有很多插图的书。
　［误］ He gave me a book with wealth of pictures.
　［正］ He gave me a book with a wealth of pictures.
　［析］ wealth表示“大量”时，常用于短语a wealth of中，不定冠词a不可省略。

　［同义词］ fortune, riches, abundance, quantity
　［词源］　中古英语welth（财富，幸福，大量）