fortune

柯林斯詞典

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. 大筆錢[強調(diào)]
He made a small fortune in the property boom. 他在房地産繁榮期發(fā)了一小筆財。
2. N-COUNT Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money. 很大數(shù)額的錢
He made his fortune in car sales. 他在汽車銷售中發(fā)了財。
3. N-UNCOUNT Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck. 好運; 運氣
Investors are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last. 投資者們開始懷疑他們的好運還能持續(xù)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. 運勢
The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes. 該公司不得不採取措施來逆轉(zhuǎn)其下滑的運勢。
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. 我正要去找一個吉普賽人給我算命。

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.