fortune
gb/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/ us/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
B1
Английский
~ 2800
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
B1
entity
1
A very large sum of money
A very large amount of money or valuable things.
Модель употребления:
to make [a] fortune
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'fortune' with 'opportunity' due to the phrase 'good fortune'. In this sense, it refers only to wealth.
Синонимы
wealth (More general term for abundance of valuable resources, not necessarily money alone.)
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riches (Often more literary or dramatic in tone than 'fortune'.)
Антонимы
poverty (The state of having little or no money or resources.)
Коллокации
make a fortune
|spend a fortune
|inherit a fortune
|cost a fortune
Темы
business
|wealth
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- She made a fortune by investing in real estate.
- The necklace must be worth a fortune.
- He inherited a fortune from his grandmother.
- They spent a fortune on their wedding.
Примеры для изучающих
- He made a fortune in business.
- This car costs a fortune.
- She got a fortune from her uncle.
- They spent a fortune on the house.
Существительное
B2
entity
2
Luck or chance in events
Luck or chance that decides what happens to someone.
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'wealth'; here, it refers to chance, not money.
Синонимы
luck (More casual and common term for chance events.)
Антонимы
misfortune (Bad luck; chance events with negative outcomes.)
Коллокации
good fortune
|bad fortune
|by fortune
Темы
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- By good fortune, we arrived just before it started raining.
- They met by sheer fortune.
- Fortune smiled on them during their travels.
Примеры для изучающих
- By good fortune, we found the lost dog.
- He had the fortune to meet her.
- Fortune was with us today.
Существительное
B2
entity
3
A person's future or destiny
What will happen to someone in the future.
Синонимы
fate (Implies inevitability and predetermination more strongly than 'fortune'.)
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destiny (Often has a more poetic or grand connotation than 'fortune'.)
Антонимы
free will (The ability to choose one's actions regardless of destiny.)
Коллокации
tell someone's fortune
|seek your fortune
Темы
daily life
|philosophy
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- He went to the city to seek his fortune.
- The old woman claimed she could tell your fortune.
- Her fortune changed after she got the new job.
Примеры для изучающих
- She can tell your fortune.
- He left home to find his fortune.
- His fortune changed after the trip.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
fortune
IPA
GB/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
US/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
Слоги и ударение
for - tune (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (for)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: fortune
- Plural: fortune, fortunes
Родственные слова
Forms
fortunes
noun
Core family
fortunate
adjective B1
fortunately
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Выражения
cost a fortune
1/kˈɔst ə fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Be very expensive
To be very expensive and need a lot of money.
Примеры
- That designer dress must have cost a fortune.
- It cost us a fortune to repair the car.
fortune smiles on [someone]
1/fˈɔɹt͡ʃun smˈaɪlz ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌn/
idiom
literary
Receive good luck unexpectedly
To have good luck happen to you without planning it.
Примеры
- Fortune smiled on him when he found the missing keys.
- Fortune smiled on the team as they won without effort.
make a fortune
1/mˈeɪk ə fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Earn a lot of money
To get a lot of money, usually quickly or easily.
Примеры
- She made a fortune selling handmade jewelry online.
- He hopes to make a fortune in the stock market.
seek your fortune
1/sˈik jˈʊɹ fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Try to get rich or successful
To go somewhere new to try to become rich or successful.
Примеры
- Many young people went west to seek their fortunes.
- He left his hometown to seek his fortune in the big city.
tell someone's fortune
1/tˈɛl sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈɔɹt͡ʃun/
fixed phrase
Predict someone's future events
To say what will happen to someone in the future, often using special cards or other methods.
Примеры
- She told my fortune using tarot cards.
- They visited a woman who could tell their fortunes.