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become a millionaire
He worked hard and became a millionaire.
他努力工作，成了百万富翁。
百万富翁
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
百万富翁
a person whose wealth is at least one million dollars (or one million units of another currency)
He worked hard and became a millionaire.
他努力工作，成了百万富翁。
财富至少为一百万货币单位的人(通常不包括恶性通货膨胀货币持有者)。
Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (106) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies).
财富超过一百万美元的人
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
After selling his startup, he became a millionaire at the age of thirty.
卖掉初创公司后，他三十岁就成了百万富翁。
She lives in a luxury apartment building that is popular among millionaires.
她住在一栋很受百万富翁欢迎的豪华公寓楼里。
The lottery winner insisted that being a millionaire would not change his daily routine.
这位彩票中奖者坚称，成为百万富翁不会改变他的日常生活。
He worked hard and became a millionaire.
他努力工作，成了百万富翁。
这里millionaire作为定语修饰名词。
She is a millionaire entrepreneur.
她是一位百万富翁企业家。
He is a self-made millionaire.
他是白手起家的百万富翁。
Not this
He is millionaire.
Use this
He is a millionaire.
millionaire是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词a/an。中文没有冠词，因此学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
There are many millionaire in the city.
Use this
There are many millionaires in the city.
millionaire是可数名词，复数形式加-s。中文名词没有复数变化，学习者常忘记加-s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
成为百万富翁
He worked hard and eventually became a millionaire.
他努力工作，最终成为了百万富翁。
白手起家的百万富翁
She is a self-made millionaire who started her business from scratch.
她是一个白手起家的百万富翁，从零开始创业。
百万富翁俱乐部
Only a few people manage to get into the millionaire's club.
只有少数人能够加入百万富翁俱乐部。
一夜暴富的百万富翁
Winning the lottery made him an instant millionaire.
中彩票让他一夜之间成了百万富翁。
百万富翁的生活方式
They live a millionaire lifestyle, with luxury cars and exotic vacations.
他们过着百万富翁的生活方式，拥有豪车和异国度假。
隔壁的百万富翁（低调的富人）
The millionaire next door drives an old car and lives frugally.
那位隔壁的百万富翁开着旧车，生活节俭。
纸面百万富翁（指资产未变现的富人）
He's a paper millionaire—most of his wealth is in stocks that could plummet.
他是个纸面百万富翁——他的大部分财富都在可能暴跌的股票中。
一夜暴富的人
Lottery winners often become overnight millionaires but struggle to manage their new wealth.
彩票中奖者常常一夜暴富，但难以管理他们的新财富。
富人区（指高级住宅区）
They bought a mansion on Millionaire's Row, where the city's elite live.
他们在富人区买了一栋豪宅，那里住着城市精英。
谁想成为百万富翁？
The game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' has been popular worldwide.
电视游戏节目《谁想成为百万富翁？》在全球都很受欢迎。
我是百万富翁！
In 'The Office', Michael Scott famously exclaims 'I'm a millionaire!' after a small financial gain.
在《办公室》中，迈克尔·斯科特在获得一点财务收益后，著名地喊道‘我是百万富翁！’
Use millionaire naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
million（百万）+ aire（空气），想象百万富翁连呼吸的空气都充满金钱味。
中性语域，多用于财经新闻、个人财富讨论或日常谈话。
All listed words share the same stressed vowel and ending as 'millionaire', thus they rhyme. Note that words like 'million' do not share this ending.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.