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
- You know, I am supposed to have a windfall this year.
你知道我今年有财运嘛。 - Fate has offered him a windfall.
命运给他带来了意外之喜。 - 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。 - Our rule of thumb is that consumers typically spend half of their windfall.
他表示:我们的经验是,消费者一般会将意外收获的一半用于支出。 - Limiting rates paid to depositors also does not necessarily bestow windfall profits to banks.
此外,对存款利率设限也未必会给银行带来暴利。 - The government is making windfall profits from everyone by selling land.
政府正在通过卖土地来发横财。 - True, vendors of hard and soft commodities based outside China have enjoyed windfall profits.
的确,总部不在中国的有形与无形商品经销商一直在大发横财。 - So why do I now find the idea of a windfall tax on banks so appealing?
那麽为什麽我现在发现,向银行徵收意外收入税这个主意很有吸引力呢? - Call the windfall the real "cost" of the IPO.
这笔横财是IPO真正的“成本”。 - This is a goddamn windfall.
这真他妈是一笔横财。