释义 |
oil-richˌoil-ˈrich adjective [only before noun] British English - But this had to be reconciled with the need for good relations with the oil-rich Arab countries.
- Raimondo, the designer, was frantic; an oil-rich sheikh was coming in for a private showing with his wives.
- Then along came the Gulf's oil boom and Western banks found themselves flooded with investments from oil-rich sheikhs.
- We know oil-rich regimes purchase their safety and others a dubious new credibility in Western eyes.
- Yet at the last count there were six oil-rich states bordering the Gulf.
an oil-rich country has plenty of natural oil under the ground from which it is able to make a lot of money: the oil-rich Gulf States |