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fortune

🇬🇧 UK/'fɔːtʃuːn/🇺🇸 US/'fɒ:tʃәn/
NGSL 3kTOEFLA2

Definitions

n.

Luck or destiny, especially favorable; a large amount of wealth or money.

运气,命运;财富,巨款

v.

To happen or take place by chance.

碰巧发生

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
fortunchance, luck, fortune
+
esuffix
=fortune

Common Collocations

  • 1.a vast fortune巨大的财富
  • 2.a considerable fortune相当的财富
  • 3.fortune awaits财运来临
  • 4.fortune favours幸运青睐
  • 5.ill fortune厄运

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He made a fortune in the tech industry.

  • 2.

    He inherited a vast fortune from his grandfather and never had to work again.

  • 3.

    The fortune teller claimed she could predict people's futures by reading their palms.

  • 4.

    It was sheer fortune that we avoided the traffic jam by taking a different route.

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