a small fortune
基本解释
- 一筆巨款；很多錢
英汉例句
- The scene was one of a series for a book of north country views: the images and printing costs were so high that the project lost the publishers a small fortune.
畫中的景象是一本有關英格蘭北部鄕村風光的書中一系列場景之一：圖片與印刷所用的費用如此高昂以至於這項計劃花費了出版商一筆巨款。 - He was there, making a small fortune out of selling on chocolate bars to other inmates, when he and Tina were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
他在那裡通過賣巧尅力塊而其它獄友而賺了一些小錢，也是在那個時候在1991年特納與蒂娜初次接觸到搖滾殿堂。 - The problem is that with Apple as the gatekeeper, a developer can spend months and a small fortune building an app, only to have Apple deny access to their platform at the last second.
問題在於作爲守衛者的蘋果，開發者花費時間和金錢開發了一個應用，結果在最後一刻，蘋果拒絕這一應用進入他們的平台。 - Their analyses of which direction China is going can command a small fortune—and even change fortunes.
ECONOMIST: Banyan - One coughs up a small fortune to street entrepreneurs for this kind of entertainment, but what the heck.
FORBES: Digital Rules - Kaufman made a small fortune televising these smack downs until he accepted a challenge from professional wrestler Jerry Lawler.
FORBES: Mass Marketing