fortune
UK ['fɔ:.tʃu:n] US ['fɔ:r-] noun
WEALTH 财富
IMPROVER countable
■a large amount of money, goods, property, etc 一大笔钱；大量财产•She inherited a fortune from her grandmother.她从祖母那里继承了一大笔财产。 •He lost a fortune gambling.他赌博输了一大笔钱。 •You can make a fortune out of junk if you call it 'antiques'.把破烂叫做“古董”，就可以从中发一笔财。 •This dress cost a (small) fortune.这条连衣裙花了很多钱。 •Any painting by Van Gogh is worth a fortune.梵高的任何一幅作品都值一大笔钱。
UK ['fɔ:.tʃu:n] US ['fɔ:r-] noun
CHANCE 机会
ADVANCED countable or uncountable
■chance and the way it affects your life （影响人生的）机会，际遇，运气•He had the (good) fortune to train with some of the world's top athletes.他有幸与一些世界顶级的运动员一起训练。 •The family's fortunes changed overnight.那个家庭的命运一夜之间改变了。 tell sb's fortune
■to discover what will happen to someone in the future, for example by looking at the lines on their hands or using a special set of cards 为（某人）算命
UK ['fɔ:.tʃu:n] US ['fɔ:r-] noun
fortune smiles on sb
■If fortune smiles on you, you are lucky and good things happen to you. 命运向（某人）微笑，（某人）交好运 |