small fortune

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  • n.〈非正式〉一大笔钱
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small fortune
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1.
一大笔钱a lot of money
That holiday cost me a small fortune.
那次度假花了我一大笔钱。

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AllAll,〈非正式〉一大笔钱〈非正式〉一大笔钱,小财富小财富
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1.
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。
tā fù mǔ liú gěi tā de yì diǎn kě lián de cái chǎn , cún zài gǔ líng gé de dì xià jīn kù lǐ 。
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2.
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。
tā mǔ qīn jì chéng le yī dà bǐ qián , fù qīn zé huò dé le shù fèn chǎn yè , bāo kuò yì jiā dà zhòng lián suǒ yǐng yuàn 。
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3.
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。
zài jì huà nǐ mèng zhōng de hūn lǐ shí hěn róng yì jiù shī kòng ér chāo chū yù suàn , ér qiě zài nǐ yì shí dào zhī qián nǐ yǐ jīng huā le bù shǎo qián le 。
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4.
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。
zài shǒu shù jié shù hòu , yǒu rén huì qiàn shàng yī xiǎo bǐ qián — — bǎo xiǎn gōng sī jiān chí shuō bù gāi shì tā men 。
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5.
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。
duì yú yī gè jiāo yì huó yuè de jiāo yì zhě lái shuō , zhè xiē bèi kè kòu de qián jiā qǐ lái shù zì huì bù xiǎo de 。
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6.
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。
dǎ diàn huà dào tā wèi yú hé nán shěng de jiā , hǎo shuō zhè bǐ qiáng zhì jiāo yì ràng tā sǔn shī le sān qiān duō měi jīn 。
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7.
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。
tā fā le xiǎo cái , yī xīn xiǎng jié hūn chéng jiā guò ān dìng de rì zǐ 。
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8.
If you ask what kind of a man he was, he answers that he lived content with his own small fortune.
如果你想问他是怎么样的一个人，他会说他是一个以自己的小财产过著满足生活的人。
rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng wèn tā shì zěn me yàng de yī gè rén , tā huì shuō tā shì yī gè yǐ zì jǐ de xiǎo cái chǎn guò zhù mǎn zú shēng huó de rén 。
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9.
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。
zài fáng dì chǎn shàng fā le yī bǐ xiǎo cái ; dé dào yǒu guān dí rén de zhòng yào qíng bào 。
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10.
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。
wǒ shū shū tōng de chū shòu tā cóng rè dài dǎo yǔ fā xiàn de zhēn guì bèi ké ér fā le yī bǐ xiǎo cái 。
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