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.
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。
hé tā chóng míng de tā shū shū Anthony shì gè bù zhé bú kòu de jiǔ guǐ , tā céng jīng zài jìn jiǔ shí qī kào zǒu sī jiā ná dà wēi shì jì fā le yī bǐ xiǎo cái 。
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7.
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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8.
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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9.
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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10.
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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