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fortune
for·tune / 5fCrtFEn ; 5fC:tFEn /noun
1. MONEY, Ca very large amount of money大笔的钱,巨款:
He made a fortune selling property in Spain.他在西班牙卖房产,发了大财。
My first painting sold for £25, a small fortune then for an art student.我的第一幅画卖了 25 英镑,这在当时对一个学艺术的学生来说是一大笔钱。
He died in poverty in 1947, but his art is worth a fortune .1947 年他在贫困中死去,但是现在他的美术作品值大钱了。
The carpet must have cost a fortune .这块地毯肯定花了不少钱吧。
It is quite easy to decorate your house without spending a fortune .不花大钱装修房子也是很容易的。
Her personal fortune was estimated at £37 million.她的个人财产估计有 3,700 万英镑。
2. CHANCE 机遇, Uchance or luck, and the effect that it has on your life运气; 机遇:
I had the good fortune to work with a brilliant head of department.我有幸与一位出色的部门主管共事。
Sickness or ill fortune could reduce you to a needy situation.疾病或厄运会让你变得穷困潦倒。
I felt it was useless to struggle against fortune.我觉得跟命运抗争是无用的。
3. WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU 发生在你身上的事, C usually pluralthe good or bad things that happen in life时运; 命运:
a downturn in the company's fortunes该公司运势的衰退
This defeat marked a change in the team's fortunes.这次失败标志着该队运气的转变。
The geographical position of the frontier fluctuated with the fortunes of war (=the things that can happen during a war) .边界线随着战争局势而变动。
4. tell sb's fortune to tell someone what will happen to them in the future by looking at their hands, using cards etc给某人算命
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
fame and fortune at FAME
a hostage to fortune at HOSTAGE(3)
seek your fortune at SEEK(4)

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