fortune

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

Translation

n. 運氣；財富；命運
vt. 給予財富
vi. 偶然發生
Word Forms
複數fortunes

Phrases & Collocations

good fortune

好運

fortune teller

算命師

fortune cookie

幸運餅乾

misfortune

厄運

make a fortune

發財，賺大錢

a small fortune

[口，謔]一筆鉅款；很多錢

fame and fortune

名聲與財富

fortune magazine

財富雜誌

make one's fortune

◎發財;◎發跡，在社會上獲得地位;

wheel of fortune

幸運輪，輪盤賭

by good fortune

幸而

seek one's fortune

尋找發跡的機會；尋出路

reversal of fortune

命運的逆轉

cost a fortune

花大價錢；價格很高；值一大筆錢

Example Sentences

fortune favors the bold

機會偏愛勇敢者

a stroke of fortune

幸運的一擊

Real-world Examples

This must have cost him a fortune.

他肯定花了不少錢。

Source: Friends Season 4

In the hope of suddenly acquiring a substantial fortune.

並且希望突然獲得巨大的財富。

Source: Cultural Discussions

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

那之後不久，Andreessen就來到了硅谷碰運氣。

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

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

他們付了我一大筆錢。-肯定的。

Source: Our Day This Season 1

You bet he made a fortune there.

他確實在那家公司發了財。

Source: CET-4 Morning Reading English

Joe made a fortune by drug trafficking.

喬靠着非法販賣毒品而發了大財。

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Ganbold gives thanks for his good fortune.

岡包勒德爲自己的好運感恩。

Source: Human Planet

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

“那麼你想讓我算命？”她說。

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

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

新的加密貨幣可以恢復Facebook的財富生機。

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

Rockefeller has already made a fortune in oil.

洛克菲勒經營石油發了財。

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

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