fortune

[US]/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
[UK]/ˈfɔːrtʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 运气；财富；命运
vt. 给予财富
vi. 偶然发生
Word Forms
复数fortunes

Phrases & Collocations

good fortune

好运

fortune teller

算命师

fortune cookie

幸运饼干

misfortune

厄运

make a fortune

发财，赚大钱

a small fortune

[口，谑]一笔巨款；很多钱

fame and fortune

名声与财富

fortune magazine

财富杂志

make one's fortune

◎发财;◎发迹，在社会上获得地位;

wheel of fortune

幸运轮，轮盘赌

by good fortune

幸而

seek one's fortune

寻找发迹的机会；寻出路

reversal of fortune

命运的逆转

cost a fortune

花大价钱；价格很高；值一大笔钱

Example Sentences

fortune favors the bold

机会偏爱勇敢者

a stroke of fortune

幸运的一击

Real-world Examples

This must have cost him a fortune.

他肯定花了不少钱。

Source: Friends Season 4

In the hope of suddenly acquiring a substantial fortune.

并且希望突然获得巨大的财富。

Source: Cultural Discussions

Soon after, Andreessen went to seek his fortune in Silicon Valley.

那之后不久，Andreessen就来到了硅谷碰运气。

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

They're paying me an absolute fortune. -I'm sure.

他们付了我一大笔钱。-肯定的。

Source: Our Day This Season 1

You bet he made a fortune there.

他确实在那家公司发了财。

Source: CET-4 Morning Reading English

Joe made a fortune by drug trafficking.

乔靠着非法贩卖毒品而发了大财。

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Ganbold gives thanks for his good fortune.

冈包勒德为自己的好运感恩。

Source: Human Planet

'So you want me to tell your fortune? 'she asked.

“那么你想让我算命？”她说。

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

The new crypto-currency could revitalize Facebook's fortunes.

新的加密货币可以恢复Facebook的财富生机。

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

Rockefeller has already made a fortune in oil.

洛克菲勒经营石油发了财。

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

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