fortune

柯林斯词典

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. 大笔钱[强调]
He made a small fortune in the property boom. 他在房地产繁荣期发了一小笔财。
2. N-COUNT Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money. 很大数额的钱
He made his fortune in car sales. 他在汽车销售中发了财。
3. N-UNCOUNT Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck. 好运; 运气
Investors are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last. 投资者们开始怀疑他们的好运还能持续多久。
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. 运势
The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes. 该公司不得不采取措施来逆转其下滑的运势。
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. 我正要去找一个吉普赛人给我算命。

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.