fortune

noun

1. （尤指影响人生的）机会，运气
   chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people's lives
   1. I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.
      我有幸与一些卓越的主管人员共事。
   2. By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
      他运气好，几乎立刻找到了工作。
   3. Fortune smiled on me (= I had good luck) .
      我交了好运。
2. 大笔的钱；巨款
   a large amount of money
   1. He made a fortune in real estate.
      他在房地产上发了财。
   2. She inherited a share of the family fortune.
      她继承了家庭的一份财产。
   3. A car like that costs a small fortune .
      像这样的轿车要花一大笔钱。
   4. You don't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals.
      让家里人吃味道好又健康的餐食并不需要花许多钱。
   5. She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune .
      她希望她在美国的首次演出将是她走上名利双收之路的第一步。
   6. That ring must be worth a fortune .
      那枚戒指肯定要值好多钱。
3. （个人、家庭、国家等的）发展变化的趋势，命运，际遇
   the good and bad things that happen to a person, family, country, etc.
   1. the changing fortunes of the film industry
      电影业的变迁
   2. the fortunes of war
      战争的局势
   3. a reversal of fortune(s)
      命运的扭转
4. （个人的）命运，前途
   a person's fate or future
   1. She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand.
      她可凭看手纹替你算命。

1. N-COUNT 大笔的钱;巨款
   You can refer to a large sum of money as a fortune or a small fortune to emphasize how large it is.
   1. We had to eat out all the time. It ended up costing a fortune...
      我们不得不总在外面吃饭，结果花了很多钱。
   2. He made a small fortune in the London property boom.
      他在伦敦房产升温的时候发了一笔小财。
2. N-COUNT 财富;财产
   Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money.
   1. He made his fortune in car sales...
      他靠卖车发了财。
   2. Having spent his rich wife's fortune, the Major ended up in a debtors' prison.
      花光了他有钱老婆的财产之后，这位少校最后被关进了债务人监狱。
3. N-UNCOUNT 运气;机遇
   Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck.
   1. Government ministers are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last.
      政府部长们开始怀疑他们的好运还能够持续多久。
4. N-PLURAL 时运;运势
   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.
   1. The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline...
      自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。
   2. She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family...
      她一直关注着里夫斯家族的兴衰。
   3. The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes.
      这个公司不得不采取一些措施扭转下滑的运势。
5. N-UNCOUNT 运气;命运
   If you talk about the way someone or something is treated by fortune, you are referring to the good or bad luck that they have.
   1. He is certainly being smiled on by fortune.
      现在他一定是得到了命运的垂青。
6. 算命;算卦
   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.

1. How had he amassed his fortune?
   他是如何积累财富的呢？
2. My father has just come into a fortune in diamonds.
   我父亲刚刚继承一大批钻石。
3. He could have made a fortune as a lawyer
   他本可以当律师挣大钱的。
4. In Chinese folklore the bat is an emblem of good fortune.
   在中国的民间传说中蝙蝠是好运的象征。
5. We had to eat out all the time. It ended up costing a fortune
   我们不得不总在外面吃饭，结果花了很多钱。
6. He made a small fortune in the London property boom.
   他在伦敦房产升温的时候发了一笔小财。
7. He made his fortune in car sales
   他靠卖车发了财。
8. Having spent his rich wife's fortune, the Major ended up in a debtors 'prison.
   花光了他有钱老婆的财产之后，这位少校最后被关进了债务人监狱。
9. Government ministers are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last.
   政府部长们开始怀疑他们的好运还能够持续多久。
10. The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline
    自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。
11. She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family
    她一直关注着里夫斯家族的兴衰。
12. The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes.
    这个公司不得不采取一些措施扭转下滑的运势。
13. He is certainly being smiled on by fortune.
    现在他一定是得到了命运的垂青。
14. I had the good fortune to be selected
    我有幸被选中。
15. The Government made a total hash of things and squandered a small fortune
    政府把事情搞砸了，还白白浪费了一大笔钱。
16. Had he lived up to his promise, he would have made a fortune in sponsorship money.
    要是他遵守了诺言的话，他本应该已经从赞助费中赚了一大笔钱了。
17. He had the good fortune to marry off his daughter to the local chief
    他很幸运地把女儿嫁给了当地首领。
18. He overreached himself and lost much of his fortune
    他的雄心太大，结果损失了自己大部分的财产。
19. The late Earl passed on much of his fortune to his daughter
    已故伯爵将他的大部分财产传给了女儿。
20. When fortune smiled on him, he made the most of it
    当好运来临时，他充分把握住了。
21. This was certainly a welcome change of fortune
    这确实是命运中一个令人欣喜的转变。
22. I was expressing some amazement and wonder at her good fortune
    我对她的好运既惊奇又感叹。
23. His father made a fortune out of bananas.
    他的父亲是经营香蕉发财的。
24. He made a big fortune in Australia.
    他在澳大利亚发了大财。
25. And when will you make your fortune and build a foreign-style house?
    你什么时候发财也盖上洋房呢？
26. He went to Japan and soon made a big fortune.
    他到了日本，不久便发了洋财。
27. He inherited a large fortune from his father.
    他从父亲那里继承了一大笔财产。
28. I admire at your fortune.
    我羡慕你的好运气。
29. He gambled away all his fortune.
    他赌博输掉了全部财产。
30. His extravagance drained all his fortune.
    他挥霍无度，过着金迷纸醉的生活，耗尽了他的财产。

n.

a hostage to fortune

• 可能招惹麻烦（或担忧）的东西（或许诺）；造成后患的事物
  something that you have, or have promised to do, that could cause trouble or worry in the future

seek your fortune

• 外出寻找发财机会；外出闯荡；闯世界
  to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place

noun

1. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
   1. bad luck caused his downfall
   2. we ran into each other by pure chance

   Synonym:    luckchancehazard

2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
   1. it was my good luck to be there
   2. they say luck is a lady
   3. it was as if fortune guided his hand

   Synonym:    luck

3. a large amount of wealth or prosperity

4. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
   1. whatever my fortune may be
   2. deserved a better fate
   3. has a happy lot
   4. the luck of the Irish
   5. a victim of circumstances
   6. success that was her portion

   Synonym:    destinyfatelucklotcircumstancesportion