a small fortune

a small fortune

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• na.〈非正式〉一大笔钱
• 网络一笔巨款；许多钱；很多钱

英汉解释

na.	1. 〈非正式〉一大笔钱

英英解释

na.	1. <informal>a lot of money

例句

Stored in an underground vault at Gringotts in London was a small fortune that his parents had left him.

他父母留给他的一点可怜的财产，存在古灵阁的地下金库里。

His mother had inherited a small fortune, and his father had acquired several businesses, including a popular chain of cinemas.

他母亲继承了一大笔钱，父亲则获得了数份产业，包括一家大众连锁影院。

It's very easy to get carried away when planning your dream wedding, and before you know it you've spent a small fortune.

在计划你梦中的婚礼时很容易就失控而超出预算，而且在你意识到之前你已经花了不少钱了。

At the end of the operation, someone was going to owe a small fortune -- and the insurers were insisting that it would not be them.

在手术结束后，有人会欠上一小笔钱——保险公司坚持说不该是他们。

Those quarters and halves can add up to a small fortune for a moderately active trader.

对于一个交易活跃的交易者来说，这些被克扣的钱加起来数字会不小的。

His namesake, his great-uncle Anthony, was an alcoholic who made a small fortune smuggling Canadian whisky during Prohibition.

和他重名的他叔叔Anthony是个不折不扣的酒鬼，他曾经在禁酒时期靠走私加拿大威士忌发了一笔小财。

Reached by phone in his home province of Henan, Hao said he lost a small fortune, more than $3, 000, after being forced into the deal.

打电话到他位于河南省的家，郝说这笔强制交易让他损失了3000多美金。

He made a small fortune, intent on marriage and settling down.

他发了小财，一心想结婚成家过安定的日子。

Gained a small fortune in real estate; gained important information about the enemy's plans.

在房地产上发了一笔小财；得到有关敌人的重要情报。

My uncle made a small fortune trading in precious shells which he found on the tropical island.

我叔叔通地出售他从热带岛屿发现的珍贵贝壳而发了一笔小财。

Ian is a lucky dog; his wife has just inherited a small fortune.

伊恩是个幸运儿，他妻子刚刚继承了一笔财产。

We are free heating, water and electricity free of charge for individuals to save a small fortune in expenditure, province of trouble.

我们供暖免费、水电免费，可为个人节省一笔不小开支，又省了麻烦。

Edith Helm spent a small fortune on her more feminine clothes .

伊迪丝·赫尔姆花不少钱购买更能显示女性特点的衣服。

I cant imagine that he could make a raise of a small fortune during a short time.

我无法想像他能在短时期内筹集到一大笔钱。

A few made a small fortune. Others left for home penniless.

有些人赚到了一点钱，其他人一文不名的回家。

He owns his own business and has a house and a yacht; he must be worth a small fortune.

他拥有自己的商店，有一幢房子和一艘游艇，他一定有一大笔钱。

I've spent a small fortune on creams and lotions, even those formulated for eczema, with no success.

我花了挺多钱用过不同的乳霜和润肤露，包含有些专门为湿疹配方的，都不见效。

I spend a small fortune on pl ants for my garden this year, but an early frost destroyed half of them.

今年，我在花园的植物上花了一大笔钱，但是一个早霜就摧毁了一半。

That car cost me a small fortune.

那辆车花了我一笔小钱。

She merely thinks to herself: I've been paid $20 to lie, that's a small fortune for a student like me, and more than justifies my fibbing.

她只为自己考虑。我被付了20美元来撒谎，对于像我这样的学生来说，这是一笔小财富，大大能为撒个小谎言找理由。

Fortune smiled on him. He won a small fortune in the lucky draw.

他得到幸运之神的眷顾，在抽奖中赢得不少金钱。

Costumes can cost what is, for them, a small fortune, but somehow they manage to scrape up the necessary funds.

服装要花费他们一小笔财产，但不知怎么，他们总能设法积攒起这笔必要的款项。

The winner takes home around five thousand dollars, a small fortune here.

冠军将得到五千美元的奖金，这是一个小的数目。

eg: Glen spent a small fortune on a tour round the world.

格伦花了一笔小钱周游世界。

It cost me a small fortune.

花了一笔小钱。

"You never change the way you dress, " says an executive at one hot start-up who made a small fortune at a previous one.

一家热门初创公司的一位高管说：“你永远不会改变你的穿着方式。”

The car cost me a small fortune.

这辆车花了我很多钱。

The Japanese firm paid a small fortune for the painting.

那家日本财团因为那幅画花了一笔巨款。

Parents can spend a small fortune on their children's dental work.

父母在孩子的正牙治疗上还得小花上一笔。

The farmer acquired a small fortune through hard work.

这个农民通过辛勤的劳动获得了一小笔财富。

I didn't buy a new car or spend a small fortune on extravagant vacations or home remodels.

我没有买一辆新车，或花一点钱去奢侈度假或重建家庭。

He gained a small fortune in real estate.

他在房地产上发了一笔小财。

to. She is a credit to her family, for she has a small fortune to her credit.

她是一位给她家庭增光的人，因为她的信誉是一份小的财富。

Any salvageable timber is worth a small fortune and turned into expensive knick-knacks by wood turners in tourist towns such as Strahan.

任何一块可以寻觅到的木材都是一小笔财富，斯特拉恩（Strahan）这些旅游市镇的车木工会把它们加工成昂贵的小装饰品。

not only save you a small fortune, but also even make you feel good about being tight-fisted and offering more care than presents.

一种关怀的态度不但会节省你的金钱，也会让你成为吝啬但是给比给予礼物更多的关心而感觉良好。

Are you kidding? A high school forks out a small fortune to stage a play.

你开玩笑吗？一个高中花了笔巨款排演一部戏。

Not only does replacing them cost a small fortune, it also takes a long time.

不但更换他们花了一笔小钱，它还需要很长时间。

A car like that costs a small fortune.

像这样的轿车要花一大笔钱。

And the future Queen Anne thought a guitar tutor was worth an annual stipend of pound100, which was a small fortune then.

大不列颠的未来女王安妮认为，吉他导师对得起100英镑的年薪——这在当时是很大一笔钱。

That is not a small fortune.

那不是一笔小钱。