fortune
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT You can refer to a large sum of money as a fortune or a small fortune to emphasize how large it is. 大笔钱[强调]
He made a small fortune in the property boom. 他在房地产繁荣期发了一小笔财。
2. N-COUNT Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money. 很大数额的钱
He made his fortune in car sales. 他在汽车销售中发了财。
3. N-UNCOUNT Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck. 好运; 运气
Investors are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last. 投资者们开始怀疑他们的好运还能持续多久。
4. N-PLURAL If you talk about someone's fortunes or the fortunes of something, you are talking about the extent to which they are doing well or being successful. 运势
The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes. 该公司不得不采取措施来逆转其下滑的运势。
5. PHRASE When someone tells your fortune, they tell you what they think will happen to you in the future, which they say is shown, for example, by the lines on your hand. 算命
I was just going to have my fortune told by a gypsy. 我正要去找一个吉普赛人给我算命。
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fortune /ˈfɔːtʃən/ (fortunes)
剑桥词典
- She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels .
- With a personal fortune of six million pounds , she certainly doesn't work out of necessity .
- She netted herself a fortune when she sold her company .
- They made a fortune through some sham property deal .
- She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother .
- She rejoiced in her good fortune.
- But for a cruel twist of fortune, he could now be running his own business .
- At the fair , there was a lady who told your fortune.
- The chairman , Tony Bramall, was responsible for the turnaround in the company's fortunes.
- His commitment to democracy and free markets has waxed and waned with his political fortunes.
fortune noun (WEALTH)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a large amount of money , goods , property , etc.
一大笔钱;大量财产
She inherited a fortune from her grandmother . 她从祖母那里继承了一大笔财产。
He lost a fortune gambling . 他赌博输了一大笔钱。
You can make a fortune out of junk if you call it antiques . 把破烂儿叫做“古董”,就可以从中发一笔财。
This dress cost a (small ) fortune. 这条连衣裙花了很多钱。
Any painting by Van Gogh is worth a fortune. 梵高的任何一幅作品都值一大笔钱。
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fortune noun (CHANCE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]chance and the way it affects your life
(影响人生的)机会,际遇,运气
He had the (good) fortune to train with some of the world's top athletes . 他有幸与一些世界顶级的运动员一起训练。
The family's fortunes changed overnight . 那个家庭的命运一夜之间改变了。
tell sb's fortune
to discover what will happen to someone in the future , for example by looking at the lines on their hands or using a special set of cards
为…算命
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