(1) 机会，好(坏)运气(chance (good or bad);luck) [U]：bring good～带来好运;leave sth to～让某事听凭运气;by a stroke of good～凭着一次好运;have the good～to be promoted 有幸被提升;F～smiled on their enterprise. (fml)企业一切顺利。ill～恶运;〖同〗fate，luck，chance;

(2) 境遇(sth that happens or is to happen to a person in his life or in some particular incident) [C，通常pl]：one's changing～s自己正在变化的状况;His～s improved considerably. 他的境况大大改变了。

(3) 命运(fate;things that will happen in the future) [C]：tell sb his～(s) by examining his hands 通过看手相给某人算命;better one's～s改善自己的命运;His～s have more down than up. 他的坏运多于好运。〖同〗lot，fate;

(4) 财富(产) (large amount of money;wealth) [C]：inherit/make/win/earn/receive/accumulate/build/lose a considerable～继承/赚得/赢得/赚得/收到/积累/建立/损失一笔可观的财富;leave sb a little/a large/an immense～留给某人一点/很多/一大笔钱;cost/be worth a～花/值一大笔钱;〖同〗wealth，riches;〖反〗poverty;

the fortune(s) of war战争中所遇的好(恶)运：The～s of war bring death to many. 战争的恶果使许多人死于非命。

→′fortune-hunter n 追求财富的人;′fortune-teller n算命者;

【辨异】fortune 与chance和luck的区别见CHANCE。