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windfall

美 [ˈwɪndfɔːl]英 [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

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noun

1

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。

2

风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)
a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree

windfall

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 意外之财;横财
    A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery.

  • 2
    N-COUNT 被风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)
    A windfall is a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree.

noun

1
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
Synonym: boom bonanza gold rush gravy godsend manna from heaven bunce
2
fruit that has fallen from the tree

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  1. The windfall allowed me to buy a house .

    这意外之财使我得以购置一幢房子。

  2. This portfolio reallocation represents a pure windfall for the oil producers .

    这种投资组合的重新配置,对石油生产商而言,纯粹是一笔意外之财。

  3. 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。

  4. The government imposed a windfall tax on some industries .

    政府对某些行业征收暴利税。

  5. The resistant power of windfall related to the root distribution .

    植株的抗倒伏力与砧木的根系分布有关;

  6. Financial truth behind the windfall profit in the real estate industry

    房地产暴利的财务真相

  7. windfall that , you know , suddenly changes our situation .

    突然的转机让我们平步青云

  8. 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。

  9. 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?

  10. The government is making windfall profits from everyone by selling land .

    政府正在通过卖土地来发横财。

  11. Do not greed windfall , one who is happy heart .

    切勿贪意外之财,知足者人心常乐。

  12. Call the windfall the real " cost " of the IPO .

    这笔横财是IPO真正的“成本”。

  13. But making any windfall tax fair and feasible will be tough .

    不过,开征暴利税将很难做到公平、可行。

  14. They may try to spread out the enjoyment of the windfall over many years .

    他们试图在今后许多年中逐渐消费这些财产。

  15. You know , I am supposed to have a windfall this year .

    你知道我今年有财运嘛。

  16. Meanwhile , oil exporting nations are seeing their first major windfall in a generation .

    同时,石油输出国也狠狠的赚了一笔,收获颇丰。

  17. 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。

  18. He applied the windfall to payment of his mortgage .

    他把那笔意外的收入用于偿付抵押。2.handoutn.施舍

  19. 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。

  20. 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。

  21. Mr wall wants to use the commodity windfall to build more infrastructure and fund more research and development .

    沃尔先生想要运用在商品上的意外获利去修建更多的基础设施和在研究发项目上提供更多资金。

  22. Those who bought property before prices rose gain from a windfall effect when they sell .

    那些在房价上涨前购入房产的人可以在售房时发笔横财。

  23. 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。

  24. The money that my great-uncle left us was certainly a windfall .

    我的大叔叔留给我们的钱无疑是天上掉下来的馅饼。

  25. May be out for another try to get a windfall , but also may change the old ideas about the past .

    出去闯闯可能能得到意外的收获,也可能改变一下过去的陈旧想法。

  26. A sudden windfall may unbalance a weaker , less intelligent person and even ruin his life .

    但是天降横财会让一个意志软弱的糊涂虫生活失衡,甚至有可能会毁他一生。

  27. 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。

  28. And consumers benefit from the productivity windfall .

    消费者也能从制造业生产力提升中获益。

  29. You may have a sudden windfall , although this is not the usual manifestation .

    可能突然得到一笔不小的收入,尽管这样的例子并不常见。

  30. College will ferry her to her intellectual destiny , not a financial windfall .

    大学会把她送到知识海洋的彼岸,而不是送来意外的横财。