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.
• 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

• 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。
• This is a goddamn windfall.
  这真他妈是一笔横财。
• 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。
• Are the Gulf countries handling their windfall any better this time?
  海湾国家是否这次更好地处理了他们的意外收获？
• The central bank has ensured a windfall for banks by keeping deposit rates low, while deregulating lending rates.
  中国央行在解除贷款利率管制的同时，将储蓄利率维持在低水平，确保了银行的厚利。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In the process, it handed a windfall to both the investment bankers and their mainly institutional clients.
  在上市过程中，它倒是把一笔意外横财拱手送给了投资银行家及其主要由机构投资者构成的客户。