英汉词典

1. 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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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. 财富;财产
    Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money.

    e.g. He made his fortune in car sales...
           他靠卖车发了财。
    e.g. 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. 运气;机遇
    Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck.

    e.g. 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. 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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family...
           她一直关注着里夫斯家族的兴衰。

5. 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.

    e.g. 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.