fortune

fortune

['fɔ:tʃən]

n.命运, 财产, 运气

例句与用法：

Everyone is the architect of his own fortune.

每个人都是自己命运的创造者。

He dreamed of making a fortune.

他梦想发大财。

These two brothers decided to go to America to try their fortunes.

这兄弟俩决定去美国碰碰运气。

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 |

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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)]

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。