fortune

美 [ˈfɔːrtʃən]英 [ˈfɔːtʃuːn]
  • n.财富;(个人、家庭、国家等的)发展变化的趋势,命运,际遇;(个人的)命运,前途;(尤指影响人生的)机会,运气;巨款;大笔的钱
  • vi.给予财富偶然发生

复数: fortunes 过去式: fortuned 现在分词: fortuning 过去分词: fortuned 第三人称单数: fortunes

fort- 运气 + une

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fortunefortune

noun

1

(尤指影响人生的)机会,运气
chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people's lives

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。

2

大笔的钱;巨款
a large amount of money

He made a fortune in real estate.

他在房地产上发了财。

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 .

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。

That ring must be worth a fortune .

那枚戒指肯定要值好多钱。

3

(个人、家庭、国家等的)发展变化的趋势,命运,际遇
the good and bad things that happen to a person, family, country, etc.

the changing fortunes of the film industry

电影业的变迁

the fortunes of war

战争的局势

a reversal of fortune(s)

命运的扭转

4

(个人的)命运,前途
a person's fate or future

She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand.

她可凭看手纹替你算命。

习语

something that you have, or have promised to do, that could cause trouble or worry in the future

to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place

These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.以上各词均指机遇、命运、运气。

the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people指机遇、命运、运气:

This ring has always brought me good luck.

这戒指总是给我带来好运。

the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand指偶然、碰巧、意外:

The results could simply be due to chance.

这结果可能纯属意外。

the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way指出人意料的巧合、巧事:

They met through a series of strange coincidences.

他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。

something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance指意外、偶然的事:

Their early arrival was just an accident.

他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。

( rather formal ) luck or chance, especially in the way it affects people's lives尤指影响人生的机会、运气:

For once, fortune was on our side: the sun shone that day.

只有那次我们运气好,那一天阳光普照。

the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed指命运、天数、定数、天意:

Fate decreed that she would never reach America.

命中注定她永远到不了美国。

the power that is believed to control events指主宰事物的力量、命运之神:

I believe there's some force guiding us─call it God, destiny or fate.

我总认为有某种力量在指引着我们——叫它上帝也罢,天意也罢,还是命运也罢。

( formal ) God, or a force that some people believe controls our lives and the things that happen to us, usually in a way that protects us指上帝、苍天、天佑:

He trusted in divine providence.

他相信上苍。

Providence is usually seen as being kind: even when it sends suffering, this is accepted as being part of God's plan. Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.

fortune

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 大笔的钱;巨款
    You can refer to a large sum of money as a fortune or a small fortune to emphasize how large it is.

    We had to eat out all the time. It ended up costing a fortune...

    我们不得不总在外面吃饭,结果花了很多钱。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 财富;财产
    Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money.

    He made his fortune in car sales...

    他靠卖车发了财。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 运气;机遇
    Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck.

    Government ministers are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last.

    政府部长们开始怀疑他们的好运还能够持续多久。

  • 4
    N-PLURAL 时运;运势
    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.

    The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline...

    自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。

  • 5
    N-UNCOUNT 运气;命运
    If you talk about the way someone or something is treated by fortune, you are referring to the good or bad luck that they have.

    He is certainly being smiled on by fortune.

    现在他一定是得到了命运的垂青。

  • 6
    PHRASE 算命;算卦
    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.

noun

1
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
bad luck caused his downfall
we ran into each other by pure chance
Synonym: luck chance hazard
2
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
it was my good luck to be there
they say luck is a lady
it was as if fortune guided his hand
Synonym: luck
3
a large amount of wealth or prosperity
4
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
whatever my fortune may be
deserved a better fate
has a happy lot
the luck of the Irish
a victim of circumstances
success that was her portion
Synonym: destiny fate luck lot circumstances portion

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  1. His socialist views sit uneasily with his huge fortune .

    他拥有大量财富,这与他的社会主义观点格格不入。

  2. She inherited a fortune from her father .

    她从她父亲那里继承了一大笔财富。

  3. By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately .

    他运气好,几乎立刻找到了工作。

  4. A car like that costs a small fortune .

    像这样的轿车要花一大笔钱。

  5. The government suffered a total reversal of fortune last week .

    上星期,政府的命运发生逆转。

  6. He made a fortune in real estate .

    他在房地产上发了财。

  7. 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。

  8. That holiday cost me a small fortune .

    那次度假花了我一大笔钱。

  9. We 've forked out a small fortune on their education .

    我们在他们的教育上可花了不少钱。

  10. She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand .

    她可凭看手纹替你算命。

  11. That ring must be worth a fortune .

    那枚戒指肯定要值好多钱。

  12. She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts .

    她有一大笔钱存在几个不同的银行账户下。

  13. She 's milked a small fortune from the company over the years .

    许多年来她揩公司的油,发了一笔小财。

  14. She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune .

    她为追逐名利去了好莱坞。

  15. The novel follows the fortunes of a village community in Scotland .

    小说叙述了苏格兰一个村落的变迁。

  16. She inherited a share of the family fortune .

    她继承了家庭的一份财产。

  17. We 've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years .

    这些年来我们花了许多钱做房屋装修。

  18. She 's milked the company of a small fortune .

    她揩公司的油,发了一笔小财。

  19. The gossip was that he had lost a fortune on the stock exchange .

    有小道消息说他在股票交易中赔了一大笔钱。

  20. For once , fortune was on our side : the sun shone that day .

    只有那次我们运气好,那一天阳光普照。

  21. If you don 't invest in this , you 're saying no to a potential fortune .

    你如果不在这上面投资,那是存心不想发财。

  22. 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。

  23. He amassed a fortune from silver mining .

    他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。

  24. 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。

  25. Fortune smiled on me .

    我交了好运。

  26. It 's all relative though , isn 't it ? We never had any money when I was a kid and $ 500 was a fortune to us .

    不过,一切都是相对的,是不是?我小的时候,我们根本没有钱,500块钱对于我们来说就是很大的一笔财富了。

  27. He made a small fortune in the London property boom .

    他在伦敦房产升温的时候发了一笔小财。

  28. Good fortune will follow you , both in this world and the next .

    无论今世还是来生,好运都会伴随你。

  29. We 're not looking to make a fortune .

    我们没打算大赚一笔。

  30. The film follows the fortunes of two women .

    这部电影讲述了两个女人的命运。

  • 习语

n.

a hostage to fortune

可能招惹麻烦(或担忧)的东西(或许诺);造成后患的事物
something that you have, or have promised to do, that could cause trouble or worry in the future

seek your fortune

外出寻找发财机会;外出闯荡;闯世界
to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place