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
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- 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。 - windfall profits
意外的利润 - 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。
- The hospital got a sudden windfall of £300 000.
- 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. - 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)
- the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
- 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。