a small fortune
美 
英
- na.〈非正式〉一大筆錢
- 網絡一筆巨款；許多錢；很多錢
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
Stored in an underground vault at Gringotts in London was a small fortune that his parents had left him.
他父母留給他的一點可憐的財產，存在古靈閣的地下金庫里。
His mother had inherited a small fortune, and his father had acquired several businesses, including a popular chain of cinemas.
他母親繼承了一大筆錢，父親則獲得了數份產業，包括一家大眾連鎖影院。
It's very easy to get carried away when planning your dream wedding, and before you know it you've spent a small fortune.
在計劃你夢中的婚禮時很容易就失控而超出預算，而且在你意識到之前你已經花了不少錢了。
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.
在手術結束后，有人會欠上一小筆錢——保險公司堅持說不該是他們。
Those quarters and halves can add up to a small fortune for a moderately active trader.
對于一個交易活躍的交易者來說，這些被克扣的錢加起來數字會不小的。
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是個不折不扣的酒鬼，他曾經在禁酒時期靠走私加拿大威士忌發了一筆小財。
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.
打電話到他位于河南省的家，郝說這筆強制交易讓他損失了3000多美金。
He made a small fortune, intent on marriage and settling down.
他發了小財，一心想結婚成家過安定的日子。
Gained a small fortune in real estate; gained important information about the enemy's plans.
在房地產上發了一筆小財；得到有關敵人的重要情報。
My uncle made a small fortune trading in precious shells which he found on the tropical island.
我叔叔通地出售他從熱帶島嶼發現的珍貴貝殼而發了一筆小財。
Ian is a lucky dog; his wife has just inherited a small fortune.
伊恩是個幸運兒，他妻子剛剛繼承了一筆財產。
We are free heating, water and electricity free of charge for individuals to save a small fortune in expenditure, province of trouble.
我們供暖免費、水電免費，可為個人節省一筆不小開支，又省了麻煩。
Edith Helm spent a small fortune on her more feminine clothes .
伊迪絲·赫爾姆花不少錢購買更能顯示女性特點的衣服。
I cant imagine that he could make a raise of a small fortune during a short time.
我無法想像他能在短時期內籌集到一大筆錢。
A few made a small fortune. Others left for home penniless.
有些人賺到了一點錢，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.
他擁有自己的商店，有一幢房子和一艘游艇，他一定有一大筆錢。
I've spent a small fortune on creams and lotions, even those formulated for eczema, with no success.
我花了挺多錢用過不同的乳霜和潤膚露，包含有些專門為濕疹配方的，都不見效。
I spend a small fortune on pl ants for my garden this year, but an early frost destroyed half of them.
今年，我在花園的植物上花了一大筆錢，但是一個早霜就摧毀了一半。
That car cost me a small fortune.
那輛車花了我一筆小錢。
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.
她只為自己考慮。我被付了20美元來撒謊，對于像我這樣的學生來說，這是一筆小財富，大大能為撒個小謊言找理由。
Fortune smiled on him. He won a small fortune in the lucky draw.
他得到幸運之神的眷顧，在抽獎中贏得不少金錢。
Costumes can cost what is, for them, a small fortune, but somehow they manage to scrape up the necessary funds.
服裝要花費他們一小筆財產，但不知怎么，他們總能設法積攢起這筆必要的款項。
The winner takes home around five thousand dollars, a small fortune here.
冠軍將得到五千美元的獎金，這是一個小的數目。
eg: Glen spent a small fortune on a tour round the world.
格倫花了一筆小錢周游世界。
It cost me a small fortune.
花了一筆小錢。
"You never change the way you dress, " says an executive at one hot start-up who made a small fortune at a previous one.
一家熱門初創公司的一位高管說：“你永遠不會改變你的穿著方式。”
The car cost me a small fortune.
這輛車花了我很多錢。
The Japanese firm paid a small fortune for the painting.
那家日本財團因為那幅畫花了一筆巨款。
Parents can spend a small fortune on their children's dental work.
父母在孩子的正牙治療上還得小花上一筆。
The farmer acquired a small fortune through hard work.
這個農民通過辛勤的勞動獲得了一小筆財富。
I didn't buy a new car or spend a small fortune on extravagant vacations or home remodels.
我沒有買一輛新車，或花一點錢去奢侈度假或重建家庭。
He gained a small fortune in real estate.
他在房地產上發了一筆小財。
to. She is a credit to her family, for she has a small fortune to her credit.
她是一位給她家庭增光的人，因為她的信譽是一份小的財富。
Any salvageable timber is worth a small fortune and turned into expensive knick-knacks by wood turners in tourist towns such as Strahan.
任何一塊可以尋覓到的木材都是一小筆財富，斯特拉恩（Strahan）這些旅游市鎮的車木工會把它們加工成昂貴的小裝飾品。
not only save you a small fortune, but also even make you feel good about being tight-fisted and offering more care than presents.
一種關懷的態度不但會節省你的金錢，也會讓你成為吝嗇但是給比給予禮物更多的關心而感覺良好。
Are you kidding? A high school forks out a small fortune to stage a play.
你開玩笑嗎？一個高中花了筆巨款排演一部戲。
Not only does replacing them cost a small fortune, it also takes a long time.
不但更換他們花了一筆小錢，它還需要很長時間。
A car like that costs a small fortune.
像這樣的轎車要花一大筆錢。
And the future Queen Anne thought a guitar tutor was worth an annual stipend of pound100, which was a small fortune then.
大不列顛的未來女王安妮認為，吉他導師對得起100英鎊的年薪——這在當時是很大一筆錢。
That is not a small fortune.
那不是一筆小錢。
