Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2626
fortune
财富，大量财产
a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions
常指巨额财富
- 1.
Destiny, especially favorable.
命运,尤指好的命运。
- 2.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
导致事件结果不同的未知且不可预测的现象
- 3.
A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
算命师提供的关于一个人未来的预测或一组预测
- 4.
a large amount of wealth or prosperity
大量财富或繁荣
- 5.
A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
印有智慧或含糊预言文字的小纸条,烤在幸运饼干里。
- 6.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
导致有利结果的未知且不可预测的现象
- 7.
The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
事情突然或意外到来；机会；偶然事件。
- 8.
Good luck.
好运
- 9.
One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.
财富；拥有的金钱数额,尤指巨额的。
- 10.
A large amount of money.
大量的钱
运气，好运；命运；命运,尤指好的命运。；导致事件结果不同的未知且不可预测的现象；算命师提供的关于一个人未来的预测或一组预测
In use
He inherited a large fortune from his grandfather.
It was my good fortune to meet her at the conference.
Many families lost their fortunes in the stock market crash.
it was as if fortune guided his hand
make a fortune
常用搭配，指获得大量财富。
She made a fortune selling handmade jewelry online.
她通过在网上销售手工珠宝赚了一大笔钱。
a fortune in
后接具体事物，表示财富的构成。
He inherited a fortune in rare books from his uncle.
他从叔叔那里继承了一笔财产，全是珍本书。
have the fortune to
Connections
Collocations
- make a fortune
- 发大财
- He made a fortune in the oil business.他在石油生意上发了大财。
- seek one's fortune
- 寻找发财机会/外出闯荡
- Many young people went to the city to seek their fortune.许多年轻人去城市寻找发财机会。
- tell someone's fortune
- 给某人算命
- The gypsy offered to tell my fortune.那个吉普赛人提出要给我算命。
- a small fortune
- 一大笔钱（夸张说法）
- That car cost me a small fortune.那辆车花了我一大笔钱。
- fortune hunter
- 淘金者/追求财富的人
- She suspected he was just a fortune hunter.她怀疑他不过是个淘金者。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆fortune: 想象轮盘赌转出大奖，财富与运气兼备。
Context & Register
作为“财富”义项时，语域中性，适用于正式和非正式场合。
Grammar Note
财富通常不可数；运气或一笔钱财时可数。常用介词：in, from。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-une' (tune, dune, June, prune) look similar to 'fortune' but have a different vowel sound (/uːn/ vs /tʃən/). 'Question' and 'caution' share the same final consonant cluster with 'fortune' (/ʃən/ or /tʃən/) but differ in the vowel and stress pattern.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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