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　

GRE TEM8 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.
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

Hedgers 'loss is others' gain, giving a temporary windfall to midwestern refiners.
对冲者的损失即其他人的所得中西部炼油商获得了暂时性的意外收获。
They also make price volatility worse and reduce investment in new production because exporters cannot access high international prices, governments often tax windfall profits from price rises, and fluctuating prices increase risk and raise the cost of capital.
由于出口商无法与较高的国际价格接轨，这会导致资源价格更不稳定，并减少对新生产的投资。而政府往往又通过征税从价格上涨中获益，波动的价格增加了风险和资金的成本。
It could be a windfall!
这可能是个意外的收获！
Fate has offered him a windfall.
命运给他带来了意外之喜。
The unassuming Texas resident celebrated his windfall by having a family portrait photograph taken Wednesday morning.
这位德克萨斯居民在周三的早上全家照了一张全家福，以庆祝他获得了这份意外之财。
And with disproportionately large financial sectors, these two countries have also enjoyed a financial windfall from the rise of China and other emerging markets.
而且，由于它们拥有异常庞大的金融业，这两个国家也从中国和其它新兴市场的崛起中发了一笔横财。
Africa's seeds are a potential windfall investment for Monsanto.
非洲的种子对孟山都公司的投资是一笔潜在的横财。
You know, I am supposed to have a windfall this year.
你知道我今年有财运嘛。
Investors are hoping for a windfall.
投资者希望能发一笔横财。
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。