fortune
noun
ˈfɔːtʃən
noun
1
MONEY
钱
a
very
large
amount
of
money
大笔的钱，巨款
C
He
made
a
fortune
selling
property
in
Spain.
他在西班牙卖房产，发了大财。
My
first
painting
sold
for
£25,
a
small
fortune
then
for
an
art
student.
我的第一幅画卖了 25 英镑，这在当时对一个学艺术的学生来说是一大笔钱。
He
died
in
poverty
in
1947,
but
his
art
is
worth
a
fortune
.
1947 年他在贫困中死去，但是现在他的美术作品值大钱了。
The
carpet
must
have
cost
a
fortune
.
这块地毯肯定花了不少钱吧。
It
is
quite
easy
to
decorate
your
house
without
spending
a
fortune
.
不花大钱装修房子也是很容易的。
Her
personal
fortune
was
estimated
at
£37
million.
她的个人财产估计有 3,700 万英镑。
2
CHANCE
机遇
chance
or
luck,
and
the
effect
that
it
has
on
your
life
运气; 机遇
U
I
had
the
good
fortune
to
work
with
a
brilliant
head
of
department.
我有幸与一位出色的部门主管共事。
Sickness
or
ill
fortune
could
reduce
you
to
a
needy
situation.
疾病或厄运会让你变得穷困潦倒。
I
felt
it
was
useless
to
struggle
against
fortune.
我觉得跟命运抗争是无用的。
3
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU
发生在你身上的事
the
good
or
bad
things
that
happen
in
life
时运; 命运
C usually plural 一般用复数
a
downturn
in
the
company’s
fortunes
该公司运势的衰退
This
defeat
marked
a
change
in
the
team’s
fortunes.
这次失败标志着该队运气的转变。
The
geographical
position
of
the
frontier
fluctuated
with
the
fortunes
of
war
(=the
things
that
can
happen
during
a
war)
.
边界线随着战争局势而变动。
4
tell sb’s fortune
to
tell
someone
what
will
happen
to
them
in
the
future
by
looking
at
their
hands,
using
cards
etc
给某人算命