英语短语 "make a fortune" 的核心含义是 "赚大钱;发大财;获得巨额财富",强调通过某种方式积累到远超普通收入的财富(可通过努力、投资、运气等实现)。
"fortune" 本身指"财富;巨款",因此"make a fortune"直接对应"创造/获得巨额财富",比普通的"make money(赚钱)"更强调规模大、金额多。
"make a fortune" 是及物动词短语(无需直接跟宾语,但可通过介词补充"赚钱的方式/领域"),常见结构如下:
主语 + make a fortune(过去式:made a fortune;现在完成时:has/have made a fortune)
例:
She made a fortune and retired at 35.(她赚了大钱,35岁就退休了。)
Many entrepreneurs dream of making a fortune.(很多创业者都梦想发大财。)
make a fortune from/by doing sth:通过做某事赚大钱
例:
He made a fortune by investing in cryptocurrency.(他通过投资加密货币赚了大钱。)
She made a fortune from selling handmade jewelry online.(她通过在线销售手工珠宝发了财。)
make a fortune in sth:在某领域/行业赚大钱
例:
They made a fortune in the real estate market.(他们在房地产市场赚了巨额财富。)
My uncle made a fortune in the tech industry.(我叔叔在科技行业发了财。)
make a huge fortune:赚一大笔钱(强调"极多")
例:The app's creator made a huge fortune after it went viral.(这款应用爆火后,开发者赚了一大笔。)
make a small fortune:(反语)花/赚不少钱(表面说"小财富",实际指"远超预期的金额")
例:I spent a small fortune on that designer bag.(我买那个 designer 包花了好多钱。)
make a fortune overnight:一夜暴富
例:Winning the lottery made him a fortune overnight.(中彩票让他一夜暴富。)
"make a fortune" 既可以指主动努力(如创业、投资),也可以指运气使然(如中奖、继承);
比"make money"更正式或强调程度,但口语中也常用(比如日常对话:"Did you hear? Tom made a fortune selling his company!");
否定形式:"didn't make a fortune"(没赚大钱)、"failed to make a fortune"(未能发大财)。
"make a fortune" 是表达"赚大钱"的高频短语,核心是"巨额财富",通过不同介词补充具体方式,适用于描述创业、投资、中奖等场景。
例:
Starting a successful business is one way to make a fortune.(创办成功的企业是赚大钱的一种方式。)
She never expected to make a fortune from her hobby.(她从没想过自己的爱好能让她发大财。)