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。