一、详细释义:
n.
财富
例句:
By working hard you may accumulate a fortune.
努力工作,你就会积蓄一笔财产。
例句:
The fortune he inherited gradually dwindled to a few hundred pounds as the result of his extravagance.
由于挥霍无度,他继承的财产最终只剩下几百英镑。
运气
例句:
He did not deserve such fortune.
他不配得到这种好运气。
例句:
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。
命运
例句:
Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother.'
命运是甲的母亲,是乙的后娘。
例句:
Fortune smiled on him at last.
命运女神终於眷顾他了。
v.
给予财富 [T]
偶然发生 [I]
二、词义辨析:
destiny,fate,lot,doom,luck,fortune
这些名词均有“命运”或“运气”之意。destiny普通用词,侧重预先注定的命运,对未来命运的美好憧憬。fate较庄严用词,多指不幸的命运,暗示不可避免,令人畏惧和人的意志无法改变,宿命论色彩较浓。 lot多指偶然的运气或终身遭受的不幸命运。doom指最终的,常常是灾难性或毁灭性的命运,隐含不可避免的意味。luck普通日常用词,指好的或坏的运气,尤多指好运气,有时也指成功或愉快的结局。fortune普通用词,指由机会或运气来决定的一种命运,如暗示一种比fate好的运气或一种愉快的未来。
三、相关短语:
fortune hunter
n. 追求有钱女子的男人
soldier of fortune
n.军事冒险者,追求财富或享乐的冒险家
fortune teller
算命者
四、参考例句:
Her fortune just frittered away.
她的财产慢慢消散殆尽。
He diced his fortune away.
他掷骰子把家产输光。
Who goes: Fortune 500 CEOs
来此地的名人:世界财富500强的CEO们
She won a fortune in a lottery.
她在一次抽奖中赢了一笔大钱。
She inherited a fortune from her father.
她继承了父亲的财产。
I rate his fortune at $10,000.
我估计他有1万美元的财产。
He tried his fortune in another city.
他在另一个城市碰碰运气。
He dreamed of making a fortune.
他梦想赚一大笔钱。
He has a good fortune this year.
他今年运气不错。
The house costs a fortune to maintain.
维修这幢房子花销不菲。