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
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

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.

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
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fruit that has fallen from the tree

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。
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。
Call the windfall the real "cost" of the IPO.
这笔横财是IPO真正的“成本”。
Investors are hoping for a windfall.
投资者希望能发一笔横财。
Fate has offered him a windfall.
命运给他带来了意外之喜。
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 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。
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。
You know, I am supposed to have a windfall this year.
你知道我今年有财运嘛。
Its push to invest in infrastructure and property has provided a windfall.
中国大力投资基础设施和房地产的做法，为这些企业带来了意外收益。