3N-UNCOUNT 运气;机遇Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck. 运气;机遇
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。
4N-PLURAL [with poss]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. 时运;运势
The electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democratic party may decline. [+ of]
自由民主党的选举运势可能会下降。
She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family.
她一直关注着里夫斯家族的兴衰。
The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes.
6PHRASE 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. 算命;算卦
Quotations
Fortune, that favours foolsBen JonsonThe Alchemist
No woman can be a beauty without a fortuneGeorge FarquharThe Beaux' Stratagem
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortuneWilliam ShakespeareHamlet
Base Fortune, now I see, that in thy wheel There is a point, to which when men aspire, They tumble headlong downChristopher MarloweEdward II
1luck運氣ADJECTIVE | ... OF FORTUNE | VERB + FORTUNE | FORTUNE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤good好運氣▸➤bad, ill壞運氣;厄運... OF FORTUNE➤piece, stroke一點兒運氣◇By a stroke of good fortune, Steven was still in his office.幸運的是,史蒂文還在辦公室。VERB + FORTUNE➤have有好運▸➤bring (sb)(給某人)帶來好運◇A horseshoe nailed to your door is supposed to bring good fortune.門上釘上馬蹄鐵被認為會帶來好運。FORTUNE + VERB➤be on sb's side, favour/favor sb, smile on sb命運之神站在某人一邊;好運眷顧某人;命運之神向某人微笑◇For once, fortune was on our side: the weather improved in time for the game.這一次好運終於眷顧了我們:比賽前天氣及時好轉。◇Fortune smiled on me that day (= I had good fortune).那天我交了好運。PHRASES➤as good fortune would have it交好運◇As good fortune would have it, a bus came along just when I needed it.真是幸運,公共汽車正好在我需要的時候來了。➤a change in fortune, a change of fortune轉運◇All we can do is hope for a change in fortune.我們只有期待時來運轉了。➤have the good fortune to do sth擁有做⋯的幸運◇I had the good fortune to work with people I liked.我真幸運,可以和我喜歡的人一起工作。fortune
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2fortuneswhat happens to sb/sth際遇ADJECTIVE | VERB + FORTUNES | FORTUNES + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤declining, flagging不濟的時運▸➤changing, fluctuating, mixed變化着的/起伏不定的/好壞交織的運氣◇a year of mixed fortunes for the company公司有起有伏的一年➤economic, electoral, political經濟/選舉/政治命運VERB + FORTUNES➤boost, improve, revive改善際遇;扭轉命運◇The party still hopes to revive its flagging electoral fortunes.這個政黨仍然希望扭轉它不濟的選舉時運。➤reverse逆轉命運▸➤follow跟隨命運◇fans who follow the fortunes of their chosen team與自己選擇的球隊共命運的球迷FORTUNES + VERB➤change, fluctuate (especially BrE) 命運變化/跌宕起伏◇A company's fortunes can change overnight.一個公司的命運可以在一夜之間改變。➤improve, rise時運上升▸➤decline, fall時運下跌◇as the country's fortunes rose and fell隨着國家命運的跌宕起伏PHRASES➤a reversal of fortune, a reversal of fortunes (especially BrE) 命運的逆轉◇The company suffered a reversal of fortune when public taste changed.由於公眾口味的改變,這個公司大倒其運。fortune
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3what is going to happen to sb in the future未來將發生的事VERB + FORTUNE | FORTUNE + NOUNVERB + FORTUNE➤read, tell算命◇They went to have their fortunes read.他們去找人算命。FORTUNE + NOUN➤teller, telling算命者;算命fortune
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4very large amount of money大量錢財ADJECTIVE | VERB + FORTUNE | FORTUNE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, enormous, great, immense, large, substantial, vast大筆的錢;巨款;巨額財產▸➤small (= quite large)相當多的錢◇Rebuilding the house must have cost a small fortune.重建這座房子一定花掉了不小數目的錢。➤family, personal家庭/個人財產VERB + FORTUNE➤accumulate, acquire, amass, build, build up, earn, make, win積累財富;獲得財富;聚集財富;積聚財富;掙得財富;發財;贏得財富▸➤inherit繼承財產▸➤leave (sb)(給某人)留下財產◇Her aunt died and left her a fortune.她的姨母去世了,給她留下了一筆財產。➤lose, squander失去/揮霍財產◇He lost his fortune in the crash of 1929.他在 1929 年股票市場崩盤時賠上了財產。◇She squandered the family fortune.她揮霍了家產。➤find, seek找到/尋找發財機會◇They went to seek their fortune in the city.他們到城裏尋找發財機會。➤be worth值一大筆錢◇Some of those old toys are worth a fortune now.那些舊玩具中有一些現在值很大一筆錢。➤cost要花一大筆錢▸➤pay, spend支付/花費一大筆錢◇She spends a fortune on clothes!她在衣服上花錢很多!FORTUNE + NOUN➤hunter (= a person who tries to become rich by marrying sb with a lot of money)財富獵人PREPOSITION➤fortune from來自⋯的錢財◇He built his fortune from breeding horses.他靠養馬積累了財富。➤fortune in在⋯中得到的錢財◇She made a fortune in the property boom.她在房地產大熱的時候發了財。➤fortune on以⋯得到的錢財◇They sold their house at the right time and made a fortune on it.他們在適當的時候賣掉房子,發了一大筆財。➤fortune out從⋯中得到的錢財◇He has amassed a considerable fortune out of trading shares.他靠股票交易積聚了很大一筆財富。PHRASES➤fame and fortune名利◇They went to America in search of fame and fortune.他們到美國去追名尋利。➤heir to a fortune, heiress to a fortune財產繼承人◇He was sole heir to the family fortune.他是家庭財產的唯一繼承人。