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windfall

英 [ˈwɪndfɔːl]

美 [ˈwɪndfɔːl]

n.  意外之财; 意外获得的东西; 风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)

复数:windfalls 

GRETEM8经济

Collins.1 / BNC.15234 / COCA.12082

牛津词典

    noun

    • 意外之财;意外获得的东西
      an amount of money that sb/sth wins or receives unexpectedly
      1. The hospital got a sudden windfall of £300 000.
        这家医院获得了一笔30万英镑的意外款项。
      2. windfall profits
        意外的利润
      3. The government imposed a windfall tax (= a tax on profits to be paid once only, not every year) on some industries.
        政府对某些行业征收暴利税。
    • 风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)
      a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree

      柯林斯词典

      • 意外之财;横财
        Awindfallis a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery.
        1. 被风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)
          Awindfallis a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree.

          英英释义

          noun

          • a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
            1. the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
            Synonym:boombonanzagold rushgravygodsendmanna from heavenbunce
          • fruit that has fallen from the tree

            双语例句

            • Imposing either a windfall tax or special curbs on bonuses is an understandable political response to what is happening.
              征收暴利税或对奖金发放加以特别限制,是针对当前现实的政治回应,可以理解。
            • Call the windfall the real "cost" of the IPO.
              这笔横财是IPO真正的“成本”。
            • A one-off windfall tax on bonuses would make the pain ahead for society so very much more bearable.
              对奖金徵收一次性的意外收入税,会让社会未来面临的痛苦变得容易忍受得多。
            • The government is making windfall profits from everyone by selling land.
              政府正在通过卖土地来发横财。
            • The only financial consolation for the next generation is the windfall when we leave them our houses.
              下一代人在财务方面的唯一安慰是,我们会把房子留给他们,这可谓一笔横财。
            • Oil prices tumbled, giving consumers a sudden windfall that helped support spending.
              油价下挫,使消费者突然得到了一笔意外之财,有助于推动支出。
            • You know, I am supposed to have a windfall this year.
              你知道我今年有财运嘛。
            • It could be a windfall!
              这可能是个意外的收获!
            • Investors are hoping for a windfall.
              投资者希望能发一笔横财。
            • For many, the crisis has also handed them a windfall.
              对于许多人来说,危机也让他们发了一笔横财。