fortune
noun /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
/ˈfɔːrtʃən/
Idioms - [countable] a large amount of money
大笔的钱；巨款 - He made a fortune in real estate.
他在房地产上发了财。 - Her father made his fortune selling electronics.
她父亲靠卖电子产品发家。 - She inherited a share of the family fortune.
她继承了家庭的一份财产。 - A car like that costs a small fortune (= a lot of money).
像这样的轿车要花一大笔钱。 - You don't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals.
让家里人吃味道好又健康的餐食并不需要花许多钱。 - She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune.
她希望她在美国的首次演出将是她走上名利双收之路的第一步。 - He amassed a fortune of nearly $2 billion.
他积累了近20亿美元的财富。 - She devoted a large part of her personal fortune to ensuring the company's survival.
她将个人财富的很大一部分用于确保公司的生存。
Topics Moneyb2- That ring must be worth a fortune.
那枚戒指肯定要值好多钱。 - He built his fortune from breeding horses.
他靠养马积累了财富。 - He has amassed a considerable fortune out of trading shares.
他靠股票交易积聚了很大一笔财富。 - He lost his fortune in the crash of 1929.
他在 1929 年股票市场崩盘时赔上了财产。 - Her aunt died and left her a fortune.
她的姨母去世了，给她留下了一笔财产。 - They sold their house at the right time and made a fortune on it.
他们在适当的时候卖掉房子，发了一大笔财。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- accumulate
- acquire
- amass
- …
- hunter
- fortune from
- fortune in
- fortune on
- …
- fame and fortune
- heir to a fortune
- heiress to a fortune
- …
- He made a fortune in real estate.
- [uncountable] chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people’s lives
（尤指影响人生的）机会，运气 - I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.
我有幸与一些卓越的主管人员共事。 - By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
他运气好，几乎立刻找到了工作。 - Fortune smiled on me (= I had good luck).
我交了好运。
Wordfinder- amulet
- charm
- coincidence
- fate
- fortune
- jinx
- luck
- mascot
- superstition
- talisman
- A horseshoe nailed to your door is supposed to bring good fortune.
门上钉上马蹄铁被认为会带来好运。 - As good fortune would have it, a bus came along just when I needed it.
真是幸运，公共汽车正好在我需要的时候来了。 - For once, fortune was on our side: the weather improved in time for the game.
这一次好运终于眷顾了我们：比赛前天气及时好转。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- bad
- ill
- …
- piece
- stroke
- have
- bring (somebody)
- be on somebody’s side
- favour/favor somebody
- smile on somebody
- …
- as good fortune would have it
- a change in fortune
- a change of fortune
- …
- I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.
- [countable, usually plural, uncountable] the good and bad things that happen to a person, family, country, etc.
（个人、家庭、国家等的）发展变化的趋势，命运，际遇 - The share price tends to follow the changing fortunes of the film industry.
股价往往随着电影业的浮沉而涨跌。 - the fortunes of war
战争的局势 - The company suffered a great reversal of fortune when public taste changed.
当公众口味改变时，该公司的命运发生了巨大的逆转。
- The party still hopes to revive its flagging electoral fortunes.
这个政党仍然希望扭转它不济的选举时运。 - The team had a dramatic reversal of fortunes in the second half.
该队在下半场运气发生了戏剧性的逆转。 - a year of mixed fortunes for the company
公司有起有伏的一年 - fans who follow the fortunes of their chosen team
与自己选择的球队共命运的球迷
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- declining
- flagging
- changing
- …
- boost
- improve
- revive
- …
- change
- fluctuate
- improve
- …
- a reversal of fortune
- a reversal of fortunes
- The share price tends to follow the changing fortunes of the film industry.
- [countable] a person’s fate or future
（个人的）命运，前途 - She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand.
她可凭看手纹替你算命。 - They went to have their fortunes read.
他们去找人算命。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + fortune- read
- tell
- teller
- telling
see also soldier of fortune - She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand.
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.
Idioms
a hostage to fortune
- something that you have, or have promised to do, that could cause trouble or worry in the future
可能招惹麻烦（或担忧）的东西（或许诺）；造成后患的事物
seek your fortune
- (literary) to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place
外出寻找发财机会；外出闯荡；闯世界 - Many emigrated to Australia to seek their fortune.
许多人移民到澳大利亚寻求他们的财富。
- Many emigrated to Australia to seek their fortune.