| 单词 | fortune hunter |
| 例句 | To understand long-ago Indian lives, one cannot avoid the accounts of the first literate people who saw them: European swashbucklers, fortune hunters, and missionaries. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z After describing the failed attempts to establish a beachhead, Mr. Lawler jumps from the 1580s to the 20th century, when fortune hunters tried to resolve the colonists’ fate. ‘The Secret Token’ Review: America’s First Unsolved Mystery 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Fenn’s doggerel had seven times seven types of ambiguity, enough to keep an estimated 100,000 fortune hunters poring over it for a decade. Review | They all think they’re Indiana Jones in ‘Chasing the Thrill,’ a tale of a real-life treasure hunt 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z A modern-day historian described the hunting run in another more relatable way: White fortune hunters and settlers took his people’s grocery stores. With "The American Buffalo," Ken Burns connects an icon of the natural world to our nation's history 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Red Hook promises an even deeper and darker dungeon — 500 feet under! — as well as new enemies and a new gang of desperate fortune hunters willing to risk their sanity. New this week: Jonas Brothers, Muppets, Bennifer and Zelda 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z She called the matter a “horrific and vulgar fraud” perpetrated by a fortune hunter. Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z On his tail are fortune hunters with rifles. Review: Italian folklore makes for a ripping, artisanal yarn in 'The Tale of King Crab' 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z He was looked upon with suspicion by some in the court, as something of an adventurer, as perhaps a fortune hunter. Prince Philip: An extraordinary man who led an extraordinary life 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z A fake heiress keeps fortune hunters at bay with a false marriage to a poor newsman. Movies on TV this week: 'GoodFellas' on AMC and more 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z He was freed from the misery of that boarding school only when Sarah, having been bilked by a fortune hunter, went broke and had to withdraw him. Why Lafcadio Hearn’s Ghost Stories Still Haunt Us 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z A fortune hunter charms a doctor’s plain daughter in 19th-century New York. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Walker’s family frets about fortune hunters, but they don’t perceive Lister as a threat—and so, tipping her top hat, Lister decides that she will make Walker her wife. Chick Magnets on “Gentleman Jack” and “Killing Eve” 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z By 1897, the Great Klondike Gold Rush was on, and thousands of fortune hunters were stampeding into Seattle, headed north. 10 centurion businesses that helped shape Seattle | Provided by Issaquah Cedar and Lumber 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Aysgarth is presented as a strange mixture of gambler, fortune hunter, blatherskite, ne'er-do-well and what not. A look back with 'Suspicion' and an 1941 opinion that stands the test of time 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Organisers say fortune hunters will be able to keep any bars they find. Thirty gold bars buried on beach 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Such gorgeous profit of highly-risky industry infers China’s next step of progress, still charming for fortune hunter. China’s economy: No hard landing 2013-08-19T23:22:03Z So, in a blaze of anger, she not only demanded her money, but hinted very strongly that Colonel Burr was little better than a common fortune hunter. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z This one was a mere fortune hunter; a two-faced one, at that. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Last night we four girls organized a secret society for the suppression of fortune hunters, and we thought perhaps you might help us——” The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z If you are jealous, I can forgive it a little bit, but it is low down to call a woman a fortune hunter.” The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z "Sincerity!" muttered the half entrapped fortune hunter aside.... The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z "But you persist in forgetting I'm not a fortune hunter." Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z You, who are the soul of honor and disinterestedness, are not likely to be mistaken for a fortune hunter by anyone, least of all by me, who know and love you so well!” Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z He liked Ernest's frankness in speaking of his prospects; and he knew that he was no fortune hunter. Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z “We were in the Eastern part of the country at the time, and papers played up the story, suggesting that Mr. Rhett was a fortune hunter.” Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z The man might be a fortune hunter, he might be most anything! The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z "He can't, at least, be after Molly's millions," he reflected; "he can't, at any rate, be a fortune hunter, for the girl's face is the only fortune she has!" The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode How guard her against the attacks of fortune hunters——” Jack started. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Thus it happened that after the peace the doings of the fortune hunters, adventurers, and rogues increased to an extraordinary extent. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. He knew! he thought they were the best, dearest friends a young fortune hunter could have. Fairfax and His Pride And here properly ends the tale of the fortune hunters of the Yukon. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon My imagination could read the title "fortune hunter" as though it were embroidered on his coat-tails. The Portal of Dreams "The old lady was afraid of unprincipled fortune hunters, and of me, at least, she knew the worst!" The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon In the first place, United States Consul Hanna has been flooded with letters from fortune hunters. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... The possession of money does not make a woman unlovable for herself, though it may give her an unenviable experience at the hands of the fortune hunter. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements “I came here to get away from society; there is plenty of refined and pleasant companionship, and if I have friends here, I know they are sincere friends, not money worshipers, or fortune hunters.” The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West “We picked up a few particles, just enough to keep hope alive, but, in the end, had to give it up and take our chances in the diggings like the rest of the fortune hunters.” Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America But she was not going to have it said that she was a fortune hunter. The Innocent Adventuress The man is a fortune hunter, but he's taking the right way. Blake's Burden Everybody knows the story of the fortune hunter who commanded his servant to duplicate in the affirmative, when he should be in conversation, all his assertions. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Frans Nolti, the other hunter we hired, was more of a fortune hunter, by appearance, than one who knew his way in the jungles of the world. Valley of the Croen How could I imagine that the detective I employed to protect the girl from fortune hunters would marry her? The Green Rust He was no fortune hunter after an heiress. The Brand of Silence A Detective Story Would these fortune hunters have any better luck? The Young Treasure Hunter or, Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska At Panama, the fortune hunter purchased an outfit of arms, including a commander's sword which he strapped on and strutted about with the air of a bold buccaneer. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World "I naturally supposed that he was a fortune hunter"— She rose to her feet, flaming with an anger that appalled him. The Mayor of Warwick Should I divide my fortune between you and Curtis, you would become the prey of some unscrupulous fortune hunter.” Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World Ideals represented in Abraham.—But it is not as a leader of fortune hunters that Abraham is pictured in the Bible. Hebrew Life and Times You were a spoiled, capricious beauty when I met with you, and I, merely a fortune hunter. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland There had been a very rich girl—all the fortune hunters were after her—and she was so strongly attracted to Giovanni that she made no effort to disguise her preference for him. The Title Market "I am not a fortune hunter," he said raspingly. The Mayor of Warwick The narrow passage leading to the London stock exchange was crowded all day long with struggling fortune hunters, both men and women. The Leading Facts of English History The fortune hunter has discovered that he is on a false scent. For Woman's Love It's quite possible that a young woman as much sought after and annoyed by fortune hunters, may have elected to sail incognita. The Day of Days An Extravaganza I'm no fortune hunter, in the sense you mean. A Splendid Hazard Should he allow her foolish fancy for a fortune hunter to divert her from the purpose he hoped she would one day cherish? The Mayor of Warwick LaHume has been a persistent fortune hunter, and if patience be a virtue he deserves to win. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life She was poor; she had nothing then to tempt a fortune hunter, and thank Heaven I can say I was never that. The Imaginary Marriage A widow with half a score of children, forty years ago, if we may believe Dr. Franklin, was an object for the fortune hunters of America. Bundling; Its Origin, Progress and Decline in America He had long ceased to bother his head about the flylike buzzing of fortune hunters. A Splendid Hazard Was she now to decline to the level of this fortune hunter, this crude young Westerner? The Mayor of Warwick In the south, near San Fernando Mission, gold had long ago been found, but not in sufficient quantities to allure the fortune hunter. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts I believe he is a mere fortune hunter. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton The first authority we meet on noble fortune hunters will tell us all about it. Through the Wall We have always been afraid that Elinor would be a victim of some miserable fortune hunter. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth No poor man, however civilised he may be, can range himself on the side of wealth, unless he is either a fortune hunter or a sycophant, and Leigh was neither. The Mayor of Warwick She has picked up half a dozen of the regular Roman fortune hunters, and she takes them about to people's houses. Daisy Miller "To the fortune hunter!" he cried, half laughing. The Fortune Hunter Scatter like decoys, fortune hunters and outcasts that have placed yourselves between noble and commoner! Lucky Pehr Generation after generation, from time immemorial, the heads of our family have been lords of the manor—not office seekers or fortune hunters. Three Comedies Arthur Ferris burned now to make his calling and election sure, before this "round the world" trip should present an endless succession of fortune hunters to the gaze of the Detroit heiress. The Midnight Passenger : a novel In naming a guardian by will, for my daughter, I do not forget that she is yet a child at eighteen, and, at twenty-one, she may be the destined prey of many a fortune hunter! A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story I don't want to have the dear girl pestered to death by fortune hunters. Her Weight in Gold Peru has been the Mecca for fortune hunters since the days of Pizarro. Gold of the Gods There's a bigger stream of hopeful an' crazy fortune hunters travelin' in from the East. The Border Legion What the devil! set up for a fortune hunter before you have conquered the sense of shame! The Adventures of Roderick Random In the long three years, the girl might die, be estranged from you, or perhaps fall into the hands of some foreign fortune hunter. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story She either falls an easy prey to some mean fortune hunter, who defrauds her children of their paternal inheritance, and renders her miserable; or becomes the victim of discontent and blind indulgence. Vindication of the Rights of Woman "He's a cad," declared Parmalee; "any fortune hunter is a cad, and I despise him." The Gold Bag The West, the center of so many hopes, the object of so many sacrifices, had not proved the El Dorado so eagerly sought by fortune hunters and home builders. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor The principal character in this comedy is one Homer, a sly fortune hunter, and the terror of all the City husbands. Letters on England In that case, sir, you must not be surprised to find yourself regarded by the young lady's father as a fortune hunter. You Never Can Tell Isn't it better that ten million dollars should be spent in good works in your name than that it should go to a chit of a child to be wasted by some fortune hunter? Vera, the Medium "Tom," said Mr. Swift, "do you remember that old fortune hunter, Alec Peterson, who wanted me to go into that opal mine scheme?" Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record Hence there comes flocking from every side a cloud of fortune hunters. Dead Souls |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。