fortunes

英 [ˈfɔːtʃənz] 美 [ˈfɔrtʃənz]

n.  (尤指影响人生的)机会,运气; 大笔的钱; 巨款; (个人、家庭、国家等的)发展变化的趋势,命运,际遇
fortune的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  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.

    双语例句

    1. They have made their fortunes from industry and commerce.
      他们靠工商业发了财。
    2. The strong British contingent suffered mixed fortunes
      实力雄厚的英国军团喜忧参半。
    3. The film follows the fortunes of two women.
      这部电影讲述了两个女人的命运。
    4. 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。
    5. She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family
      她一直关注着里夫斯家族的兴衰。
    6. 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。
    7. In all probability, the final upturn in their fortunes is some months away yet.
      很可能再过数月他们才会转运。
    8. Zanzibar's fortunes declined after the islanders revolted against the sultanate in 1964.
      桑给巴尔岛的居民于1964年反抗苏丹统治,随后时局便不断恶化。
    9. The deal marks a turnaround in the fortunes of South Wales Electricity
      这一协议标志着南威尔士电力公司时来运转。
    10. He takes the road of collective prosperity instead of trying to build up family fortunes.
      他走集体富裕的道路,不搞个人发家致富。
    11. It is an unexpected setback in her fortunes.
      这是她好运中的一次意外的挫折。
    12. There is no highroad to happiness or misfortune; every man brings them on himself.; Fortunes or misfortunes are all created by man himself.
      祸福无门,唯人自召[招]。
    13. The future of the island is bound up with the fortunes of the ruling power.
      这个岛的前景与其掌权者的命运息息相关。
    14. The family fortunes were declining.
      家道陵替。
    15. Its fortunes have been typical of the other seven Japanese handset makers.
      它曾是世界上最大的IT和通信公司之一,它的命运代表了其他7家日本手机制造商。
    16. He was once overweight but he dieted and exercised to get in shape as his fortunes rose.
      布兰克费恩曾经超重,但随着个人财富的增加,他通过节食和锻炼恢复了正常体型。
    17. Abraham Zapruder's film forever changed his family's fortunes.
      亚伯拉罕?泽普鲁德(AbrahamZapruder)拍摄的影像永久地改变了他家庭的命运。
    18. But intense competition at both the high and low ends of the smartphone market have reversed Samsung's fortunes.
      但是,高端与低端手机市场同时进行的激烈竞争打破了三星的好运。
    19. May the angel bring you peace, happiness, joys and fortunes.
      愿可爱的小天使带给你平安,幸福,快乐和如意。
    20. But the fortunes of war turned against them.
      但是,战争的运数转而同他们作对了。
    21. You must help me and my friends to make our fortunes out of another!
      你得帮我和我的朋友们借助另一个运河计划赚上一笔。
    22. Mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.
      我们互相保证彼此的生命、财产和神圣的名誉。
    23. Fortunes of war, and all that sort of thing, you know.
      战争的命运,以及所有这类事,你知道的。
    24. Through all his changing fortunes, he never lost courage.
      他虽经历了不同的命运,但始终没有丧失勇气。
    25. Some men have made great fortunes by developing oil business.
      一些人通过开发石油业务发了大财。
    26. Their fortunes were also boosted by monopolistic power and crony capitalism.
      而垄断力量和权贵资本主义也增加了他们的财富。
    27. This eliminated inactive heirs to vast fortunes, semi-retired industrialists and former heads of state.
      这一标准剔除了大笔财富的无为继承人、处于半退休状态的实业家和前国家元首。
    28. It creates great fortunes, and also great inequality.
      它创造了大量财富,但也带来了巨大的不平等现象。
    29. Half the people in this town owe their fortunes to him.
      由于他,这个镇里半数的人发达了。
    30. Are the vast fortunes being made in emerging economies the result of productive entrepreneurship or of rent-seeking?
      新兴经济体中创造的巨额财富是生产性创业行为的结果,还是寻租的结果呢?