a small fortune

基本解释

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.
画中的景象是一本有关英格兰北部乡村风光的书中一系列场景之一：图片与印刷所用的费用如此高昂以至于这项计划花费了出版商一笔巨款。
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.
他在那里通过卖巧克力块而其它狱友而赚了一些小钱，也是在那个时候在1991年特纳与蒂娜初次接触到摇滚殿堂。
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.
问题在于作为守卫者的苹果，开发者花费时间和金钱开发了一个应用，结果在最后一刻，苹果拒绝这一应用进入他们的平台。

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