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. 大笔的钱;巨款 [emphasis]
SYN large sum of money, bomb [British , slang] , packet [slang] , bundle [slang]
2 N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN] 财富;财产 Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money. 财富;财产
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He made his fortune in car sales.
他靠卖车发了财。
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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。
SYN wealth, means, property, riches
3 N-UNCOUNT 运气;机遇 Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck. 运气;机遇
4 N-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
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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。
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She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family.
她一直关注着里夫斯家族的兴衰。
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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。
SYN destiny, life, lot, experiences
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. 运气;命运
SYN chance, fate, destiny, providence
6 PHRASE 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 fools Ben Jonson The Alchemist
No woman can be a beauty without a fortune George Farquhar The Beaux' Stratagem
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune William Shakespeare Hamlet
Base Fortune, now I see, that in thy wheel
There is a point, to which when men aspire,
They tumble headlong down Christopher Marlowe Edward II
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