fortune

['fɔ:tʃən]

n.命运, 财产, 运气

n.

1. 财产, 财富; 巨款[C][U]

He received a large fortune when his uncle died.

他在叔父去世时得到了一大笔财产。

2. 好运, 幸运[U][+to-v]

He did not deserve such fortune.

他不配得到这种好运气。

3. 时运[P1]

4. 命运[C]

She told my fortune by reading my palm.

她靠看手相给我算命。

5. (大写)命运女神[U]

vt.

【古】给予财富

vi.

【古】偶然发生; 碰巧[(+upon)]

词形变化

动词过去式: fortuned | 动词过去分词: fortuned | 动词现在分词: fortuning | 动词第三人称单数: fortunes |

词义辨析

同义:

n.财产, 财富

riches  wealth  prosperity  treasure

n.时运; 命运; 运气

luck  chance  fate  lot  destiny  

同义参见:

plenty  mint  purse  possession  gold  success  

反义:

n.好运; 幸运; 时运

misfortune  

英英释义

名词 fortune:

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

同义词：luck, chance, hazard

a large amount of wealth or prosperity

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome

同义词：luck

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

同义词：destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion

短语词组

a small fortune

1. 大笔钱

The house cost him a small fortune.

这幢房子花了他不少钱。

make a fortune

1. 发迹, 致富, 发财

He made a fortune in his youth.

他年轻时便已发迹。

seek one's fortune

1. 寻找发迹的机会

Many young people went to seek their fortune abroad.

许多年轻人去国外寻找成功的机会。

补充

fortunefortune英:[ˈfɔ:tʃən] 美:[ˈfɔrtʃən]n.1.机会, 运气, 转机By a stroke of fortune, he won the competition.他靠运气在竞赛中获胜了。2.前途; 命运That old Gipsy woman tells fortunes.那个吉卜赛老妇人替人算命。Fortune smiled on us.命运之神向我们露出了笑脸。3.事情, 转变4.庞大的财富, 财产He came into a large fortune when his rich uncle died.有钱的叔父死后, 他继承了一大笔财产。

例句

1. He made his fortune in car sales.他卖汽车发了财。 2. His personal fortune totalled £7 million.他的私人财产总计达700万英镑。 3. We had to eat out all the time. It ended up costing a fortune.我们不得不总是在外面吃饭, 结果花了不少钱。 4. He made a fortune in the London property boom.他在伦敦房地产业迅猛发展期间发了财。 5. He is certainly being smiled on by fortune.他无疑在走红运。 6. The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes.公司必须采取措施来转变其下滑的运势。 7. The film follows the fortunes of two women.该电影讲述了两个女人的命运沉浮。 8. French clubs had mixed fortunes.法国俱乐部经营情况好坏参半。 9. an actor who is paid a small fortune to reveal very little一位拿了一大笔封口费的演员 10. She refused to have her fortune told.她不让人给她算命。 11. some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate.某种厄运使他们分离。 12. this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me.降临在我身上的这种惊人好运。 13. he is credited with turning round the company's fortunes.人们将公司时运的扭转归功于他。 14. he eventually inherited a substantial fortune.他最终继承了一大笔财产。 15. I spent a fortune on drink and drugs.我在酒和毒品上花了大笔钱。 16. fortune was not on our side that day (= we were unlucky).我们那天真倒霉。 17. The country's fortunes depend on its industry being successful.这个国家的命运有赖于工业兴盛。 18. He won/made a fortune (by) gambling.他赌博赢了一大笔钱。 19. Their house is worth a fortune.他们的房子很值钱。 20. They spent a small fortune [=a surprisingly or unexpectedly large amount of money] on redecorating their house.他们花了一大笔钱来重新装修房子。 21. She made her/a fortune in real estate.她搞房地产赚了一大笔钱。 22. He is a man of considerable fortune. [=he is a wealthy man]他是一个相当富有的人。 23. He hoped to achieve fame and fortune.他指望着名利双收。 24. Our meeting here was a real stroke of (good) fortune.我们在这里碰面，真是交了好运。 25. They had the good fortune to escape injury when their car crashed.他们很幸运，车祸时没有受伤。 26. The book follows the fortunes of two families through the years.这本书记述了两个家族这些年来的兴衰。 27. the fortunes of war战争的局势 28. She said that she could tell my fortune. [=could tell what would happen to me in the future]她说她可以给我算命。 29. I had my fortune told.我请人帮我算了个命。